September 25, 2022 | 09:00

Cecilia Toole defends the resumption of political leadership of Vale do Aço

She adds that Vale do Aço is important and makes an economic contribution to the state and the country.

(Bruna Lage, correspondent for Diário do Aço)

Former state MP, former mayor and current councilor of Ipatinga Cecilia Ferramenta (Portugal) will run for the Federal Chamber. The federal candidate spoke to Diário do Aço this weekend and revealed his motives for this election.

According to the candidate, since she knows Vale do Aço and especially Ipatinga, she is aware of its problems and the need for the region to be a protagonist in the political space. “Since Vale do Aço hasn’t played a leading role lately, we need politicians who like it here and who know what issues to defend and represent the region,” he says.

She adds that Vale do Aço is important and makes an economic contribution to the state and the country. “But some things are missing, for example, it is unacceptable that there is no federal university in Vale do Aço. For me, this is fundamental, and this is what we did during our tenure as mayor. One of the first things I did was to look for the Federal Institute, and we managed to implement it. At the same time, we started working on the university issue. We even managed to get a publication from the government of Dilma (Roussef) to build a cutting-edge campus for UFOP,” he recalls.

At that time, the land was donated, but as Cecilia recalls, Dilma lost her mandate and the resource was lost. “We need to be there (as a deputy) in order to move forward with the Federal Institute, which the deputies visit, promise and do not give. I’m from here, I’ll fight to bring resources here. And it depends on the deputy who is from here, but this is not enough, he must know how to do it, and I know how to do it,” he says.

Relevance
Asked about the importance of being elected as an MP and having a president from the same party besides a senator (Alexandre Silveira, PSD), Cecilia classifies this as fundamental. “This is very important, this union decides everything. We have much more than education, regional healthcare is a problem, Ipatinga has (medical) divisions, but this is not enough. We need to discuss at the regional level, we need to discuss regional health care and place a regional hospital here, which is necessary to provide better care to the entire Vale do Aço region,” he notes.

Development
As for improvements, Cecilia Ferramenta believes that it is necessary to work on logistics and infrastructure, roads and railways. “And in this sense, I am sure that the election of Lula and Alexander Silveira will be beneficial, because we are united. Good times are ahead, I really believe in it,” he foresees.

protection for women
The candidate also mentions that her concerns about anti-women laws are recent and that she was an MP when the María da Peña Law was passed. “We need to strengthen these laws, strengthen the network to protect women. We need to discuss femicide, and not only its consequences, but also a cultural issue, and from an early age. I am the president of Escola do Legislativo and we are working on competitions in schools doing this work by introducing children to the María da Peña Law so that children can take responsibility for this law, as well as the Children and Adolescents Statute and the Law. Federal Constitution,” he concludes.