Prof. José Afonso de Oliveira – OPINION
Favelas are always the most drastic mark of our social reality. Foz do Iguaçu has a high number of favelas, which need to be properly eradicated.
To begin with, the Bubas occupation, the largest in the entire state, must be properly urbanized. It is up to the government to build streets, sidewalks, a school, a health center and a square, as well as to build houses. No one can live well if they do not have a house to live in, which is absolutely essential.
But we also need to think about the favelas, perhaps to move their occupations to other areas, but what is really important is to build houses for their inhabitants, who will pay for them in installments over many years. Nothing can be free, because then it will not be properly valued.
To this end, a partnership must be established with local businesses, through ACIFI, to increase job creation, as well as with government agencies, so that these people can have the minimum conditions to support themselves and their families.
Obviously, this is a project that involves high costs, but it must be thought out and implemented given its urgency. We cannot live inertly in the face of this painful and highly critical reality; we must integrate these people into society and provide them with the minimum living conditions.
This will mean removing beggars and people who are completely abandoned from our streets and traffic lights. They will need support from health professionals, psychologists and other professionals to help them escape the state of misery they find themselves in. To this end, shelters may be temporarily expanded until these people are able to take on greater responsibilities and have their own homes.
All this work will certainly make it possible to reduce crime and violence in our city, creating a climate of greater harmony among all its inhabitants.
José Afonso de Oliveira is a sociologist in Foz do Iguaçu.
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