The temporary measure that extinguishes Funasa (National Health Fund) has begun to take effect. Activities that have been developed by a body associated with the Ministry of Health are transferred to others. The end has come in the structural measures of the federal government, but this has caused discontent among civil servants. The group protested at one of the entrances to the National Congress, but for now the decision remains.

Funasa was associated with the Ministry of Health. The decision to pay it off was proposed by the government transition group – Photo: Disclosure / MS / ND

Funasa, headquartered in Brasilia, has developed a work aimed at the promotion and protection of health, the implementation of actions, especially in the field of sanitation, disease prevention and control. Each state has a superintendent. There are 1,500 civil servants in the country, more than 26,000 pensioners.

Projects stopped due to lack of funds in the GC

In Santa Catarina, according to the agency, 84 municipalities are served by 103 agreements, totaling 230 million contracts. Among the areas served are rural sewerage, water supply and sorting of municipal solid waste. “We have over 200 million projects stopped due to lack of funds. We need reinforcements, not the end of our work,” says State Superintendent Adilson Quandt.

The transfer of the fund structure, assets, collections and contracts will be carried out gradually in accordance with the act of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in the Public Service. According to the text of the Interim Measure, the change will not change the rights and benefits of civil servants and employees.

The proposal for changes to Funasa was made in December in a government transition panel report that recommended that the fund be taken out of the Ministry of Health and transferred to the Ministry of Cities.

** Based on information from the Senado portal.