FNDE transfers R$ 4.2 billion in 2021 for school meals
Throughout 2021, the National Education Development Fund (FNDE) transferred approximately R$ 4.2 billion to states, municipalities and the Federal District to pay for school meals. For the second consecutive year, an extra portion of the National School Feeding Program (PNAE) was transferred to help schools during the new coronavirus pandemic (covid-19).
The amount sent to each entity can be checked on the autarchy's electronic portal .
According to the president of FNDE, Marcelo Ponte, the last installment was paid this week and, in total, R$354 million were transferred. "It was a way to reinforce financial to federative entities and ensure the students' meals," he said in a statement.
The Pnae seeks to offer school meals and food and nutrition education actions to students at all stages of public basic education and is present in 5,568 municipalities, 26 federated states and the Federal District. And it serves more than 40 million students from public schools.
Of the Pnae resources, at least 30% of the amounts must be used in the purchase of products from family farming, to expand the local development of these communities and the municipalities themselves.
* With information from the Ministry of Education
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
