Newspaper Correio | Amid protests, the Rio authorities transfers R $ 150 million to Uerj

College students are questioning the brand new standards introduced for awarding scholarships and help and have even occupied the rectory constructing twice

In posts on social media, the federal government of Rio de Janeiro introduced this Wednesday (28) that it’s going to switch R $ 150 million to the State College of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj). Based on the announcement, the assets assure the upkeep of grants, companies and fee of outsourced staff till the top of the 12 months.

The announcement comes amid pupil protests which were happening for a few month. They’re questioning the brand new standards introduced for awarding scholarships and grants and have even occupied the rectory constructing twice, which led to the suspension of courses by the establishment’s administration.

The modifications have been formalized by means of the Government Administrative Selections Act (Aeda) 38/2024. It establishes, amongst different measures, that Meals Support is barely paid to college students whose programs are situated on campuses that don’t but have a college restaurant. The worth is R $ 300, paid in month-to-month installments, in response to the supply of the funds.

Moreover, the Uerj act establishes the restrict for receiving help and the Supporting Folks Susceptible to Social Drawback Grant to be a gross household earnings, per individual, equal to or lower than half of the minimal wage in drive on the time the grant is made. This quantity at the moment equates to as much as R$706, a 3rd of the higher restrict that was in drive beneath the earlier rule.

College students are asking for the annulment of Aeda 38/2024. They declare that the assets will probably be scarce and that it might injury the continuation of research and their continuation on the college. Final week, Uerj even offered a proposal with transitional measures: college students who misplaced their proper to the Social Vulnerability Assist Scholarship would obtain R $ 400 per 30 days and would have free entry to the college restaurant till December 2024 .

Moreover, it was advised {that a} working group be created to overview instances of people that didn’t obtain a everlasting scholarship as a result of their documentation was incomplete or didn’t meet situations on the time of their entry to the college. The measures are nonetheless producing opposition.