Carambeí declares emergency situation after intense rains
Decree No. 286/2026 was signed by mayor Elisangela Pedroso. Civil Defense points to damage in infrastructure and agricultural production drainage.
The City of Carambeí decreed an emergency situation in the affected areas of the municipality after the heavy rains of the last days. Decree No. 286/2026 was signed by prefeita Elisangela Pedroso on Tuesday (10).
According to the information, the impacts began to gradually worsen from October 16 this year, with the significant increase in rainfall indices and persistent rainfall in the city and region. As a consequence, there were damages to road infrastructure, especially on rural roads and access roads, compromising the trafficability, the displacement of the population and the transport and drainage of agricultural production. The details of the damages are contained in the Disaster Information Form (FIDE), annexed to the decree.
The opinion of the COMPDEC - Municipal Protection Coordination and Defesa Civil was in favour of the declaration of emergency.
What does the decree authorize?
With the declaration, all municipal bodies are authorized to act under the coordination of the COMPDEC in response, rehabilitation and reconstruction actions. It is also authorized to summon volunteers and fundraising campaigns to assist the affected population.
The text also authorizes, in case of imminent risk, the entry of Defesa Civil agents into residences to provide relief or determine evacuation, and the use of private property, with guarantee of subsequent compensation in case of damage.
The decree also allows the initiation of processes of expropriation for public utility of real estate in areas of increased risk, and exemption from tendering for contracts for the acquisition of goods, services and works necessary to respond to the disaster, provided that they are concluded in up to 180 days, as provided by Law No. 14.133/2021.
Decree No. 286/2026 enters into force on the date of its publication, retroactive to its effects on November 6, and must be in force for 180 days.
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