Ceará government candidate Ciro Gomes (PSDB) stated this Saturday (3) that the support of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) has little influence in the state dispute. “It shouldn't be, because it doesn't have the slightest relevance here in Ceará,” said Ciro during a motorcade in Fortaleza. Ciro had been asked, at a press conference, whether support from Flávio Bolsonaro, candidate for president of the Republic, could have any influence on the final stretch of the campaign.
The toucan is running for state government with the current governor, Elmano de Freitas (PT), a candidate for re-election. Saturday is the last day of the electoral campaign before the first round.
After the motorcade in the capital, Ciro heads to Sobral, where he ends the campaign this afternoon. During the interview given at the event in Fortaleza, Ciro also presented proposals for the areas of social assistance, public security and health.
Fighting poverty
Among the main proposals cited by the candidate is the project aiming to eradicate absolute poverty in Ceará in four years. "I really wish I could have explained the Traversia project in more depth, which will eradicate absolute poverty in the state of Ceará in four years. I have the resources, I have the way to do it", he stated.
According to him, the proposal envisages the creation of community family agents, responsible for visiting homes and identifying the needs of families in poverty. "It's not just another income supplement. It's a project to overcome the problem, that's why it's called Traversia", he said.
Ciro stated that each identified family would receive a specific plan. Among the examples cited are the offer of places in daycare centers and caregivers for the elderly.
Public safety
The candidate also placed the fight against violence and organized crime among the priorities of a possible government. “And this is perhaps the most important project alongside those popular emergencies, confronting violence and breaking the head of organized crime in Ceará”, he declared.
Ciro also stated that he intends to combat impunity in the state. “I'm not afraid of an ugly face or a minister, let alone a drug baron, because in Ceará impunity will end from tomorrow, God willing, with the strength of the people under God.”
Health and surgery queue
In the area of health, Ciro stated that he intends to eliminate, in the first 90 days of government, the urgent and emergency queue for surgeries. “The commitment for the first 90 days is zero, with the support of a committee of doctors who will remove all urgencies and emergencies from this queue,” he said.
The candidate stated that he intends to use private and partner network structures to expand the service offering. He called the proposal “SUS Ceará”. “I am already talking to the private and partner network to create SUS Ceará.”
Ciro also stated that there are more than 10 thousand idle hospital beds in the state and that he intends to hire these structures to care for patients. “And I’m going to take all these idle beds, all the machines, all the medical diagnostic structures, pay for them and I’m going to clear the emergency room queue in 90 days.”
