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shrike3

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Mon May 20, 2024, 02:36 PM May 2024

Church members help people displaced by Brazil floods, form solidarity networks for assistance

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https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/faith/church-members-help-people-displaced-brazil-floods-form-solidarity-networks?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0kCRXHTtdXw3jjUCZJezFjke25zah7M2TGdF9QhfOix0o6_3r4NZclQE4_aem_AeknNQGewPk8LbEnH9JY4yZvwJriBmmEr_jND47-IoCEMylaCtyQQNspHw33tRyYdN-dAAtbeCro1kCTXIQXEegt

In the rural sphere, the situation is even more complicated, said Franciscan Br. Sergio Görgen, who directs the Small Farmers Movement. One of the major food producers in Brazil, the state of Rio Grande do Sul will deal with the consequences of the floods for a long time, with relevant effects on the supply of items like rice, meat, beans and milk for the whole nation.

"The most impacted farmers were the small ones. Many people lost their entire properties. The government needs to work fast in order to help farmers to get seeds, machines and infrastructure," Görgen told OSV News.

He said the rural families need technical assistance from the government to be able to develop projects and receive funds, and he estimated that at least 6,000 families have been affected in the countryside.

"Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si''' gave us an important warning. But few people listened to him, even in the church," he concluded, referring to the papal environmental encyclical.

(The Brazilian government isn't the only one not listening to those who sound the alarm.)

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