The text obliges states and municipalities to monitor compliance with the rule and provides that noncompliance with the measures subject the offending establishment to the payment of a fine of R$ 2,000 (US$360), corrected by the IPCA (National Wide Consumer Price Index). The amounts collected should be used by states and municipalities to combat the pandemic.
Deputy Wilson Santiago (PTB-PB), author of the project, pointed out that measures of social isolation enacted to control the pandemic reduced the economic activity of companies and the income of many workers, especially informal ones.
As a result, many Brazilians seek to receive the R$ 600 (US$110) emergency aid approved by Congress - aimed at beneficiaries of Bolsa Família (social welfare program of the Government), people enrolled in CadÚnico (Single Registry for Social Programs) and informal workers who received up to R$ 28,560 (US$5,160) in 2018.
"The payment of emergency aid created chaos for the policy of social isolation, mainly because it put thousands of Brazilians in long lines and agglomerations," he said. "Without obeying the minimum social distance, Brazilians are putting their lives at risk to receive the emergency aid,” he pointed out, when justifying the project.
Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias
