Financial Compensation Program Exceeds BRL 4 Billion in Payments by April

Maceió, State of Alagoas, June 13, 2024 - By the end of April, the Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program (PCF) had presented 19,139 proposals to the residents in evacuation and monitoring areas. This number represents 99.9% of all anticipated proposals. Out of the total proposals submitted, 18,786 have been accepted. The discrepancy between the number of submitted and accepted proposals is due to the time families have to evaluate or request a reevaluation of the amounts.

Also, by April, 18,344 compensations have been paid, or 95.7% of the total expected. The total financial assistance exceeds BRL 4 billion.

The PCF team has sped up the processing of reevaluation request and is working to assist residents who have not been able to submit all the required documentation. The goal of the PCF is to ensure that the residents served by the Program are compensated as quickly as possible.

The risk area (criticality 00) on the 2020 Civil Defense map is 100% evacuated.

All data relating to the Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program is included in the monitoring report, which is presented monthly to the authorities* and is available here.


Care for the Neighborhoods

Pinheiro, Bebedouro, Mutange, Bom Parto, and surrounding areas continue to receive maintenance services, including cleaning, pest control, and pest management. To support the safety of people moving through the neighborhoods, the Monitoring Center operates property surveillance in collaboration with public security and contacts the Military Police when necessary. Security team patrols are conducted 24/7.


Commitment to Maceió

The implementation of preventive relocation, compensation, and maintenance measures in the affected areas is part of a series of actions and programs designed to repair, mitigate, and compensate for the effects of soil subsidence in Maceió. These measures are included in the agreements between Braskem and the authorities.

To facilitate understanding and monitoring of these and other actions and programs developed since 2019, the company has compiled the 10 commitments to Maceió, on a platform, focusing on social, urban, and environmental fronts. The initiatives for relocation, payment of compensations to families and local businesses as quickly as possible, and care for the neighborhoods are part of Braskem's commitments number 1, 2, and 4 to Maceió, respectively. Details of the actions are available at  https://www.braskem.com/maceiocommitments .


Vacated Areas

Braskem also commits not to develop the vacated areas for commercial or residential purposes (including factories, businesses, residences, condominiums, and others) as long as subsidence effects persist. Any change regarding this determination by the authorities will have to be approved in the Municipal Master Plan, which is a tool widely discussed by society.


COMPENSATION FOR RESIDENTS - UNTIL April 30, 2024

Total properties identified - 14,546
Proposals submitted - 19,139
In reevaluation, adjustments, or clarifications - 192
Waiting for resident's response - 44
Proposals accepted - 18,786
Compensations paid - 18,344
Proposals declined - 117

*Federal Prosecution Office (MPF), Public Prosecution Office of the State of Alagoas (MPE), Federal Public Defender's Office (DPU), and Public Defender's Office of the State of Alagoas (DPE).

 

PRESS CONTACT

Jessica Frank
e-mail: jessica.frank@braskem.com
Phone: +49 151 55201429