Over 8,000 São Paulo Inmates Temporarily Left Without Food Because of Rainfall

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – At least nine units of the Casa Foundation and six Provisional Detention Centers (CDPs) were left without meals between the morning and afternoon of Monday, February 10th, in the northern area of the capital of São Paulo, due to the heavy downpour in the city and Greater São Paulo. In all, 8,203 adults and 484 minors were left without lunch.

At 2 PM, the CGE (Center for Emergency Management), of the São Paulo City Hall pointed out 89 points of flooding in the capital.

According to the SAP (Penitentiary Administration Secretariat ), six CDPs were left without food, which is provided outside the facility. More than eight thousand inmates were without lunch and breakfast until the publication of this story.

“These prison units are waiting for the arrival of food trucks, which are close to the correctional facilities, but unable to travel due to flooding, which affects not only the prison units mentioned, but the entire metropolitan region of São Paulo,” reads an excerpt from the Secretariat, forwarded at 4 PM.

The Casa Foundation units that have not received food are located in a complex with 15 units. The affected units are located near the overflowing Tietê River.

The foundation said the vehicles that carry the youths’ meals were unable to reach their destinations. “The inconvenience, however, did not cause the teenagers to go without food,” he said in a statement.

According to the institution, the young offenders had breakfast “with a milk drink,” which was also served at lunch “as a preventive measure”.

The foundation said a State Police helicopter is helping to deliver the meals to minors.

The Army will help in the exchange of duty shifts in the affected facilities, added the institution, but without providing information on how.

According to fire department, until around 4:30 PM on Monday, 932 floods, 166 landslides and 182 fallen trees were recorded in the capital and metropolitan region.

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