With a proactive approach, the President of the Customs Brokers Union of São Paulo (SINDASP), Elson Isayama, expressed the sector's support in the face of the humanitarian emergency caused by severe flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
“We remain vigilant and active, as we did in the recent past, during the pandemic, a critical moment in which our performance was one of learning and results in support of society. SINDASP not only represents this special category in São Paulo, but also proves to be active and sensitive when it comes to humanitarian aid. And that is within our reach,” he said. Elson Isayama in a statement released on Friday (10.05.2024).
After declaration of "public calamity"In Rio Grande do Sul until December 31, 2024, the Government of Brazil is seeking to expedite the flow of resources to address the state affected by the natural disaster, where the rains of the last week have caused human, material, economic and environmental losses and damages.
Given this situation, the Organization of the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is supporting Brazil in technically coordinating the efforts of the international humanitarian community; in particular, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is working on the distribution of essential items such as blankets, mattresses, kitchen utensils, solar lamps and hygiene kits.
According to the statement, Brazilian shippers (SINDASP and SDAERGS) have carried out uniform actions with the Federal Revenue Service and the AGESBEC tax warehouse so that donations reach the victims quickly and safely, complying with legal requirements.
They also stated that they had contributed to the Federal border control bodies for the relaxation of rules relating to the delivery of humanitarian aid.
To this end, the Federal Revenue Service, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) and the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) took important decisions in an extremely agile and coordinated action. Namely:
- La RFB determined the Regulatory Instruction No. 2192/24 (09.05.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX) regulating the use of the Simplified Import Declaration (DSI) form for donations from individuals abroad.
- El MAP established (09.05.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX) that the shipments from donations The international shipments to Rio Grande do Sul are facilitated and prioritized in all agricultural sectors and surveillance points in Brazil; that is, where all the control of imports and exports of agricultural products is carried out. The measure follows the recommendation of the Minister of MAPA (Carlos Fávaro) to attend to the affected population in line with the proposal of the General Coordination of the Agricultural Surveillance System (Vigiagro).
- Meanwhile, ANVISA arranged in the RDC No. 866 (10.05.2024) Exceptional and temporary actions for the international donation of food exempt from registration, cosmetics, hygiene products and disinfectant products subject to sanitary inspection, to combat the state of public calamity resulting from climatic events in Rio Grande do Sul.
The actors involved in the import of humanitarian aid have thus unified their approach to ensure that shipments are dispatched as quickly as possible and in accordance with appropriate standards, the source said.
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