Sintram’s president, Luciana Santos, union vice president, Wellington Silva, director of union training, Geise Silva, and chief financial officer, Vantuil Alves, went to Brasilia to accompany health agents and endemic diseases in Divinópolis. , vote on PEC-09/2022 that was approved on Wednesday evening (04), thus ensuring the national minimum salary of R$2424.00 for the category.
The Senate plenary, in mixed session on Wednesday (4), approved Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 9/2022, which addresses the policy of rewarding and valuing professionals who conduct community health activities and the endemic disease control agent.
By agreement between the two leaders, the two rounds of voting were carried out in the same session. The Presidential Election Commission unanimously obtained 71 votes in the first round and 74 votes in the second round. To pass the Senate, the PEC needs at least 49 votes. Now, the text is going to be released, in a special session of the National Congress that has yet to be scheduled.
This issue, initiated by Deputy Valtenir Pereira (MDB-MT), was reported by Senator Fernando Collor (PTB-AL) and Approved in the morning On the Committee on Constitution and Justice (CCJ). There was 11 years of processing within the National Congress. The vote was accompanied by a large crowd of community agents, both in the CCJ and in plenary.
justice
For Senator Collor, the approval of the Presidential Election Commission is an important moment in the country’s history. Collor noted that he was the one who authorized the Community Agents Program and the Unified Health System (SUS), when he was President (1990-1992). He also thanked fellow senators for their support and highlighted the work of health agents, who work from sunrise to sunset, in the interest of the country’s health.
This session is historic. It is an act of justice for workers in the community, so that they enjoy the guarantee of their pay, retirement and other benefits,” Collor stated.
The President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, stressed that it is essential that the Brazilian state keep these professionals in their positions, with fair salaries and adequate working conditions. This, he added, is why the PEC is so important. He praised the dedication of the nearly 400,000 agents working in the country today, and stressed that the importance of each of these professionals has become more evident during the coronavirus pandemic.
Often, agents act without the proper conditions. He said the legislature could not fail to support these professionals.
Pacheco passed the vote to the Vice President of the Senate, Veneziano Vital do Rigo (MDB-PB). According to Pacheco, this would be a tribute to Veneziano’s contribution in approving the order. Veneziano thanked Pacheco for his kindness and said the PEC Club does justice to the professionals who take care of the health of many other Brazilians.
Senator Waverton (PDT-MA) stated that the center has had a long but successful journey. In Maranhão alone, he said, there are 23,000 community workers. For the senator, the GEC is an important step toward cementing his career. Waverton said the category needed to be appreciated “because it goes where the state doesn’t reach, across the country.”
The public servant needs appreciation. If we had an efficient service, we would have a happy and well-groomed community. “There is still a lot to come,” the senator said.
applause
Senator Paulo Baim (PT-RS) thanked the author and PEC Rapporteur and applauded the Senators’ expression of approval. He said that the community’s clients deserve the applause of all Brazilians. For Flávio Arns (Podes-PR), the community agent knows each person’s health history, so they know their name. He said that the appreciation of these professionals is historic and important. Zenaide Maia (Pros-RN) praised Collor’s work, in the rapporteur, and noted that the PEC is a tribute to the agents.
This is an agenda that builds, builds, and saves lives. Congratulations to health and endemic factors – announced the senator.
According to Senator Izalci Lucas (PSDB-DF), there are about 1,000 community workers in the Federal District. He noted, however, that about 5,000 agents are needed to implement the health policies of the Development Directorate. For Izalci, the PEC is a way of recognizing and appreciating those who work for health. Along the same lines, Senator Carlos Portinho (PL-RJ) stated that the approval of the PEC is an acknowledgment of the importance of agents.
For Senator Humberto Costa (PT-PE), the KPN is a way to do justice to these professionals, who play a key role in improving the health of the population. Humberto, who served as Minister of Health from 2003 to 2005, called on everyone to unite for more resources in the field of health. Senator Alessandro Vieira (PSDB-SE) highlighted Senators’ understanding of the Presidential Election Commission and thanked community agents for their efforts, who work with what is most important: people’s lives.
He celebrated that “this change in the constitution is an expression of this respect and that priority.”
In the view of Senator Simon Tibet (MDB-MS), the PEC is a vehicle for Congress to engage with the depth of Brazil. She said the stewards practiced the priesthood more than just a profession. Senator Davey Alcolumber (DEM-AP), chair of the CCJ, thanked the senators for their efforts in approving the proposal, which he called “extremely important to Brazil.”
Senators Roberto Rocha (PTB-MA), Paulo Rocha (PT-PA), Randolfe Rodrigues (Rede-AP), Elysian Gama (Citizenship-MA), Vanderlan Cardoso (PSD-GO), Jean-Paul Prates (PT-RN) ), Soraya Thronicke (União-MS), Nilda Gundem (MDB-PB) and Syed Gomez (PDT-CE) also highlighted the author’s initiative, the role of the rapporteur, and the importance of professions for community agents.
– These professionals are the guardian angels of the health of the country’s poorest population – Cid highlighted.
Budget and additional
The PEC text stipulates a national salary limit of two minimum wages (currently equivalent to 2,424 R$) for the category and also provides for unhealthy overtime and a special retirement, due to the risks inherent in the jobs performed. The KPC also specifies that states, the Federal District, and municipalities must establish other benefits, incentives, aid, bonuses, and compensation, in order to evaluate the work of these professionals.
The PEC decides that the agents’ salaries are paid by the union and that the amounts of these payments are recorded in the budget with its own and specific appropriations. Pursuant to the proposal, financial resources transferred by the Federation to the States, the Federal District and the Municipalities for the payment of salaries or any other benefit to the agents and agents of community health for the control of endemic diseases shall not be included in the calculation for the purposes of the personnel expenditure limit.
Source: Agencia Senado
