Repossession in Piracicaba could evict 150 families from the community

Castro Neves Community, in Piracicaba Google Maps/Reproduction A community with around 150 families on the banks of the Samuel de Castro Neves Highway (SP-147), in Piracicaba (SP), can be evicted at any time for a repossession action. This is the Castro Neves Community, which occupied an area of ??the São Paulo State Department of Roads and Highways (DER-SP), in the Areião neighborhood. The Castro Neves community is made up of socially vulnerable families who have established shacks and brick houses in the area for over 15 years, said lawyer Caio Garcia, who represents the residents. ? Click to the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp The judicial process of repossession began in 2018. In September 2024, the Court accepted DER-SP's request and ordered the return of the area to the State. Afterwards, the São Paulo Court of Justice upheld the decision, which became final (there is no further appeal) in March 2026. g1 questioned when the DER-SP will begin the repossession, which may use police forces. But the department did not respond until the last update of this report. Castro Neves Community, in Piracicaba (SP) Google Maps/Reproduction Community demands the right to housing As the repossession process has already ended and there is no further appeal, Castro Neves families live without knowing whether they will continue to have a place to live. Lawyer Caio Garcia informed that the community defends that the city hall dialogue with the Secretariat of Environment, Infrastructure and Logistics, responsible for DER, so that there is a joint action to avoid the helplessness of more than 450 people in situations of social vulnerability, including children and the elderly. Among the main requests are the guarantee of decent housing before any eviction, the land regularization of the area occupied for at least 15 years and, if this is not possible, the resettlement of around 150 families in the municipality's housing programs or in a specific project. According to Caio, the municipality's action is urgent, because, if the reintegration is carried out, the social impact and assistance to the 150 homeless families will fall directly on the city itself. What the city hall says The City Hall stated that the municipality has no responsibility for the repossession requested by the DER and that it monitors the case to seek solutions that are within the municipal reach. Aerial image of the Piracicaba City Hall building Piracicaba City Hall