BRASILIA, 24 The lieutenant governor of Rio de Janeiro, located in the southeast of Brazil, Luiz Fernando Peza, has announced the start of the meetings between the authorities and employers in Nova Friburgo, Petrópolis Teresópolis and - the cities most affected by floods - to coordinate its reconstruction.In a first step toward recovery, the deputy met with expert geologists and representatives of Nova Friburgo to identify areas in which neighborhoods should be lifted to replace those buried in the neighborhood because of the rainstorm, as well as areas where construction is prohibited. For its part, the state Economic Development Secretary, Julio Bueno, Rio announced that the Government will expedite the delivery of 400 million reais (175 million euros) to the National Development Bank (BNDES) committed to local entrepreneurs that are made with new equipment, thus speeding recovery.
"This week will mark the start of economic reconstruction in the region. Among the most immediate problems, discuss the tax deferral and the possibility of breaking existing debts," Bueno said, quoted by the newspaper 'O Globo. A week after the rains begin, the storm shows a balance of 809 dead, 469 missing and 20,000 evacuees, most of them have lost their homes.
In the latter case, the Government intends to implement in Rio the next fortnight a system of rent subsidies that will benefit some 7,000 families in the region.
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