Our Commitments to Maceió

People’s safety is Braskem’s priority.

Since 2019, this remains our greatest commitment to Maceió and its residents. We recognize the social impact caused and for this reason, we diligently implemented the actions.

4 years ago, we began preventive relocation of evacuation areas in conjunction with authorities and entered into agreements to develop a set of actions and programs to repair, mitigate, and compensate for the effects of soil subsidence in Maceió. Therefore, we have permanently reaffirmed our commitments to the city and its residents.

To give even more transparency, facilitate understanding, and follow-up on these actions and programs, some already in advanced stage of implementation or even completed, we have consolidated our commitments to Maceió.

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Please see details of the actions and programs developed
over the past four years below:

Safety of people and social support to impacted residents

Preventive relocation

100% of the properties within the risk area, defined by the City of Maceió Civil Defense in 2020, were vacated.
The Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program (FCRSP) was set up to meet the needs of residents, merchants and business owners with property in the vacated areas.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

Residents of 14,482 out of the 14,545 identified properties have already moved.

99% of all businesses and mixed-use properties have been vacated.

97.8% of residents in area 01, which is under monitoring, have been relocated.

The Terms of the agreement for Supporting the Vacating of the Areas at Risk between Braskem and the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Alagoas (MPE), the Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) and the Public Defender of the State of Alagoas (DPE), were signed in December 2019.

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99.6% of the identified properties are vacated.

Through the FCRSP, social services technicians identified the needs of each family, assisted them in preparing the documentation for taking part in the FCRSP and scheduled a date convenient for the family move.
The facilitators also assisted in mapping the features of the property and in preparing the documentation required for calculating the compensation.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Residents who were assisted through the FCRSP had their household move scheduled, carried out, and paid for by Braskem. All furniture is carefully packed, and, if needed, residents, merchants and business owners can request transport on the day of the move.
Real estate partners were available to help find a new property.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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If the resident, merchant or business owner had no place to leave their furniture, equipment, machinery and merchandise, before the move to the permanent property or to the new commercial establishment, Braskem provided space for safe storage.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Psychological Support

The FCRSP offers free psychological counseling to families according to the needs of each one.
Residents and their families continue to receive assistance even after compensation has been paid.
Assistance is provided via telephone, video calls or at home.

More than 41,900 individual therapy sessions have been conducted at the PCF.

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In Flexais, psychological support is given to residents who are in situations of psychosocial vulnerability. Residents can request information by telephone or directly at the Mobile Service Post or at the Flexal Space.

More than 1,300 individual therapy sessions have been conducted in Flexais.

The Terms of the Agreement established the Urban Integration and Development of Flexais Project, signed off by Maceió City Council, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Alagoas, the Federal Public Defender’s Office and by Braskem, in October 2022

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Animal Support Program

Created to attend the needs of the residents of the evacuation areas, the Animal Support Program contemplated the transportation of pets on the day of the move, and if necessary, the animals had temporary accommodation (during the move or while the resident was in temporary property).
The program guaranteed castration, veterinary treatment and vaccination of animals. About 8,500 animals were attended to, another 4,800 were castrated.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

25 full-time professionals (veterinarians, undergraduate research fellows, and interns) and a coordinator.

8,016 animals were transported, rescued, housed, and assisted by the Program.

8,399 animals vaccinated.

7,063 families educated about responsible pet ownership.

4,732 animals spayed or neutered.

856 pet adoptions.

1,229 stray/abandoned animals rescued by the Program.

2 research institutions collaborate with the Program alongside Braskem.

Partnership with the University Foundation for Extension and the Development of Research (Fundepes) and with the technical coordination of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL)

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Since June 2021, the Program has an online adoption channel, @focinhoresponsible, on Instagram. The channel has enabled almost 900 adoptions.

25 full-time professionals (veterinarians, undergraduate research fellows, and interns) and a coordinator.

8,016 animals were transported, rescued, housed, and assisted by the Program.

8,399 animals vaccinated.

7,063 families educated about responsible pet ownership.

4,732 animals spayed or neutered.

856 pet adoptions.

1,229 stray/abandoned animals rescued by the Program.

2 research institutions collaborate with the Program alongside Braskem.

Partnership with the University Foundation for Extension and the Development of Research (Fundepes) and with the technical coordination of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL)

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Stray animals are also cared for, with strategies for sterilization or referral for adoption, sanitary control, and monitoring. The measures are scientifically effective for public health and animal welfare.

25 full-time professionals (veterinarians, undergraduate research fellows, and interns) and a coordinator.

8,016 animals were transported, rescued, housed, and assisted by the Program.

8,399 animals vaccinated.

7,063 families educated about responsible pet ownership.

4,732 animals spayed or neutered.

856 pet adoptions.

1,229 stray/abandoned animals rescued by the Program.

2 research institutions collaborate with the Program alongside Braskem.

Partnership with the University Foundation for Extension and the Development of Research (Fundepes) and with the technical coordination of the Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL)

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Help with commuting for users of public transport

Um sistema de transbordo de passageiros do VLT é oferecido entre as Estações Bebedouro e Bom Parto. O transbordo é feito com a utilização de seis ônibus para uso exclusivo desses passageiros.

Technical Cooperation Agreement signed with CBTU.

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A free bus service for the residents of Flexais connects the community to the nearest integrated transport terminal where they can go on to other destinations. More than 2,700 people access this service.

In the Urban Integration and Development of Flexais Project, more than 2,700 people access free transportation.

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Children from Flexais, who are in elementary school, have free school transportation. The service transports more than 60 students from the community to three different schools.

More than 60 students from Flexais use the free school transport.

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Compensation for socioeconomic isolation

Payment of compensation for socioeconomic isolation to families, merchants, business owners and owners of vacant properties in Flexais. Almost 99% of the submitted proposals were accepted.

99.4% of the compensation proposals submitted to families, property owners, businesspeople, and shopkeepers were accepted.

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Implementation of space for offering public services

In December 2019, the Residents’ Center was created and began to bring together, in one place, the services necessary to meet the needs of the residents of the risk area. In the center, rooms were provided for the MPF (Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office), the MPE (the State Public Prosecutor’s Office), Civil Defense and the Bar Association in the State of Alagoas, among others. Posts for banking, notary and real estate services were also installed.
A minibus service provided free transport for residents to and from the Residents’ Center. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the center was closed in March 2020, but all services continued to be provided remotely.

In 3 months of operation, more than 2,600 consultations were carried out at the Residents’ Center.

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In Flexais, a space was created to house health and social care services, as well as other services provided by the City Council, to the community. The Flexal Space operates Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

2,957 visits to the Flexal Space have been made as of January 2024.

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Service Channels

A 0800 toll-free telephone service was the first step for entering the Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program (FCRSP) or to answer questions about the evacuation areas. It was used by residents, merchants or business owners to ask questions or to ask for the assistance of a social services technician or facilitator.
The service continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

The toll-free helpline team consists of 9 people.

245,059 inquiries have been handled.

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The FCRSP had an official information channel via WhatsApp. The service was available 24 hours a day to answer simple questions. The service channel was also used by the FCRSP team to send informative audios to residents.
The service continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

More than 3,000 residents registered to use the WhatsApp account and used the service.

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In-person appointments carried out by social services technicians and facilitators can be scheduled, calling the 0800 number, for the date and time chosen by the resident. The meetings always took place in the presence of a lawyer or public defender chosen by the family.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Project Flexais provides several communication channels for the community, such as the official project website (www.projetoflexais.com.br) and social media pages where the community can learn about the ongoing actions.

The Project Flexal website registered 1,399 unique visitor users.

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Project Flexais also offers a 0800 toll-free telephone service, which runs Monday to Friday, during business hours.

The toll-free helpline of Flexais Project has already handled 3,892 inquiries (from November 2022 to January 2024).

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Completion of indemnity for families and merchants in evacuation areas in the shortest possible time

Technical assistance to residents

The resident’s first contact with the FCRSP was through the social services technician. They held meetings with the family to understand the reality of the residents and they informed them about the services that could be requested, free of charge, at the FCRSP.
The technicians could also be the bridge between residents and psychological care services, legal advice, and family pet care.
Social services technicians helped residents prepare the initial documentation to join the FCRSP and with the steps to access the temporary financial aid, offered through the Program, as well as scheduling the household move.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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99.8% of the planned proposals
have been submitted Completed

Social services technicians are the community’s point of contact with Project Flexais.

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Legal advice

Specialized service to answer legal questions regarding the documents needed to receive compensation.
The service continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Payment of legal fees of lawyer chosen by the family: The FCRSP provided for the payment of the resident’s lawyer fees, of up to 5% of the value of the compensation and limited to BRL 100,000.
If the resident requested the support of a public defender, the FCRSP team could assist in making the first contact with the State Public Defender’s Office.
The service continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Flexibility with documentation

In order to expedite negotiations within the Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program (FCRSP), the recognition of ownership of the property has been flexible. Among the documents being accepted are: the purchase and sale agreement, a declaration and proof of residence.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Residents who could not prove ownership or possession of the property, could access the Legal Possession Program, an initiative led by the Judiciary of the State of Alagoas, which expedited the issuance of the document legalizing ownership of properties for the FCRSP.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Exclusive service for merchants

Merchants and business owners assisted through the Financial Compensation and Relocation Support Program could count on a team of dedicated social services technicians. The aim was to relocate different types of businesses with greater agility, covering companies of all sizes. The exclusive support provided answers to questions, assistance in preparing documentation and strove to speed up advanced payments to merchants and business owners.
The Program continues for residents of the evacuation areas as defined by the Civil Defense in 2020.

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Agility in presenting proposals and setting deadlines for reviewing proposals

The proposed compensation for the resident is made within 60 days, following the submission of the necessary documentation. The FCRSP team works to help residents present all documentation in as little time as possible.
When the resident does not agree with the proposed compensation, the deadline for the reanalysis and presentation of a new proposal is 20 days.
Once the proposal is accepted by the resident, the payment of the compensation is within five days of the ratification of the agreement by the Court.
To calculate the value of properties owned by merchants and business owners who do not have formal proof of billing, estimated values are considered.

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Stabilization and continuous monitoring of soil in affected areas using high-tech equipment

Closure of salt mines

Since the termination of rock salt mining in Maceió in May 2019, Braskem has adopted measures to permanently close the salt wells. Studies conducted by Brazilian and international institutes indicate the appropriate methods to be applied to each one of the 35 salt mines.
A plan has been submitted to the authorities and approved by the National Mining Agency (ANM). Completion of the work is planned for 2025.

35 wells, at the following stages:

15 closed using pressurization method

9 sand fill

5 natural fill

6 are at the technical follow-up stage to define best method for closure

The Socio-environmental Agreement signed by Braskem and the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), with the participation of the State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPE) and the adhesion of Maceió City Council, in December 2020

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All of the wells are being monitored technically with high-tech instruments to ensure the safety of the surroundings areas and the evacuation area. Periodic tests are reported to the ANM, showing the status of each of the cavities.

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Ground monitoring network

One of the most modern ground monitoring networks is installed in the evacuation areas and the surrounding areas to monitor any movements and enable preventive measures to be taken. Data is shared in real time with the authorities.

Three types of high-tech equipment take measurements 24 hours a day:

13 tilt meters

19 surface seismographs

12 deep seismographs

4 inclinometers

77 DGPS

First Cooperation Agreement (TC1), signed in April 2019

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A weather station has also been installed and helps track weather events, in conjunction with preventive measures.

Second Cooperation Agreement (TC2), signed in December 2019

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Equipment that forms part of the monitoring network was donated to the Civil Defense, whose headquarters was also renovated.

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Preventive demolitions

Other vacated properties will be demolished according to the work plan submitted to the Institute of the Environment (IMA).
These buildings will be replaced by vegetation cover. Generally speaking, about 40% of vacated properties have already been demolished, with corresponding environmental licenses.

2,000 properties located on the Mutange Slope, a naturally unstable area, have been demolished. Other demolitions identified as emergencies by the Civil Defense are also in progress.

Third Cooperation Agreement (TC3), signed in January 2020

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Other vacated properties will be demolished according to the work plan submitted to the Institute of the Environment (IMA).
These buildings will be replaced by vegetation cover.

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Drainage and vegetation cover to stabilize the ground in the vacated area

The Mutange Slope, an area of 350,000 m2 naturally unstable, is undergoing stabilization and drainage works. Irregular constructions have been demolished and are giving way to a green area. A new drainage system is under construction and will be integrated into the existing system.

About 2,000 properties were demolished on the Mutange Slope.

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70% completed.

As an additional measure for ground stabilization in the area affected by subsidence, vacated properties will be demolished

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Earthworks will be carried out throughout the vacated area, followed by the planting of vegetation cover.

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No building will be constructed in the vacated area, whether for commercial or residential purposes, as long as the effects of subsidence persist.*
_{*Any change to this directive must be approved in the City's Master Plan, a tool widely discussed by society.}

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To minimize the impacts of rain in the Pinheiro neighborhood, Braskem modified the stormwater drainage system and replaced part of the obstructed pipes.

Third Cooperation Agreement (TC3), signed in January 2020

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Redevelopment and upgrading of surrounding areas.

More than 20,000 meters of roads were recovered in the Pinheiro district.

First Cooperation Agreement (TC1), signed in April 2019

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Neighborhoods around the vacated area will have streets and avenues recovered and will receive repairs to the stormwater drainage system.

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The redevelopment works will improve mobility and interaction with the urban space.

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In Flexais, road upgrading will be accompanied by public lighting repairs, with LED lighting on main roads and access streets.

The mobilization for the commencement of construction began in March 2024, with the implementation of the construction site and the hiring of a specialized company for the road requalification works.

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Provide security and management of affected areas

Community janitorial services of neighborhoods affected by subsidence and in Flexais

Doors and windows of vacated properties have been bricked up to isolate the buildings as a security measure.

13,252 properties were sealed after the evacuation of risk areas.

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The control and monitoring of urban pests in the properties is carried out to prevent the spread of disease, thus ensuring adequate sanitary conditions in the evacuated districts. The initiative also helps in the fight against dengue, zika and chikungunya through the use of thermal fogging (fumigation) to exterminate flies and mosquitoes. A drone reinforces the manual application of insecticides in hard-to-reach locations.

108,244 actions to strengthen pest control (pesticide applications and fumigations) in risk areas.

Third Cooperation Agreement (TC3), signed in January 2020

Partnership with Maceió City Council for additional actions

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Community janitorial services in the vacated areas is done with actions such as removing rubble from the vacated properties in the risk area, sweeping streets and sidewalks, removing weeds, unblocking sewer grates and culverts, pruning trees and painting curbs. The work follows a schedule agreed with the City Council. Collected waste is sent to the Waste Management Center of Maceió.

86,295 tons of rubble collected in risk areas.

60 workers

Third Cooperation Agreement (TC3), signed in January 2020

Partnership with Maceió City Council for additional actions

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The control and monitoring of urban pests in the properties is carried out to prevent the spread of disease, thus ensuring adequate sanitary conditions in the evacuated districts. The initiative also helps in the fight against dengue, zika and chikungunya through the use of thermal fogging (fumigation) to exterminate flies and mosquitoes. A drone reinforces the manual application of insecticides in hard-to-reach locations.

9,024 actions to strengthen pest control (pesticide applications and fumigations) in Flexais.

2 workers

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Community janitorial services in the vacated areas is done with actions such as removing rubble from the unoccupied properties in the risk area, sweeping streets and sidewalks, removing weeds, unblocking sewer grates and culverts, pruning trees and painting curbs. The work follows a schedule agreed with the City Council. Collected waste is sent to the Waste Management Center of Maceió.

2,503.48 tons of rubble collected in Flexais.

10 workers

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Security of properties in neighborhoods affected by subsidence and in Flexais

To ensure the security of properties in the vacated neighborhoods, more than 200 security guards work 24 hours a day, every day of the week.

218 security guards.

Fourth Cooperation Agreement (TC4), signed in September 2020

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High resolution cameras and motion sensor alarms were installed on the main streets of the vacated neighborhoods and in Flexais.
A Security and Monitoring Center has been installed to support actions, in collaboration with public safety, and operates 24 hours a day, every day of the week. At the center, a screen with four monitors allows 64 cameras to be accompanied, simultaneously, in real time, and processes information from all cameras and alarms.
Neighborhood monitoring is also supported with drones.

496 cameras formed part of ISS + 51 were for Civil Defense

51 Alarm control centers

2 drones

Fourth Cooperation Agreement (TC4), signed in September 2020

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A brigade of civil firefighters was created to operate in the vacated neighborhoods. They receive specific training from the Civil Defense team.

12 civilian firefighters

Fourth Cooperation Agreement (TC4), signed in September 2020

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Training, professionalization and support in generating income for impacted residents

Courses in partnership with Sebrae, Senai and Senac

Support for courses in business education, financial education and entrepreneurship with an investment of BRL 700,000.

BRL 700,000 for business and financial education programs.

Agreement with the Labor Prosecution Office (MPT), signed in February 2020

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Training for students and professionals, in partnership with Senai, Senac and Sebrae. BRL 5 million for the cost of professional training programs in the industrial and commercial sectors.

BRL 5 million for the cost of professional training programs for the industrial and commercial sectors.

Agreement with the Labor Prosecution Office (MPT), signed in February 2020

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Vocational Training Program for Young People

The Flexal Learning program was created based on contributions from the community itself, offering professional training courses so that young people in the region can enter the labor market under more competitive conditions. The program is primarily directed at residents aged 15-29.

8 courses were created with 20 places on each. These are:

Motorcycle Maintenance

Manicure and Pedicure

Bricklaying

Building Plumbing

Building Electrician

Carer for the elderly

Basic English for Tourism Services

Community Communication

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Increasing access to credit

Creation of a support fund and access to microcredit for Individual Micro Entrepreneurs (MEI) and Micro and Small Businesses (MPE) from the neighborhoods surrounding the vacated area and the neighborhoods to which the population affected by subsidence migrated.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

Social & Urban Action Plan (PAS) - Terms of the Socio-environmental Agreement signed by Braskem and the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), with the participation of the State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPE) and the adhesion of Maceió City Council, in December 2020

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Refurbishment and implementation of commercial premises

Renovation of the Benedito Bentes and Jacintinho public markets. The measure supports the activities of merchants in the markets, commercial centers and nearby street markets.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction of a space with 20 kiosks for market traders, in the Flexal, with fixed or itinerant operation, to be determined by the Maceió City Council. The space will attend to the residents of the Flexais community.

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Construction of a commercial center in the Flexal for the prevision of basic services such as financial services, pharmacy, bakery and grocery stores.

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Support for the fishing community

Construction of an access pier to Mundaú Lagoon to ensure safe access to the lagoon for the fishing community.

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Creation of a Support Center for the Fishing Community with a warehouse for equipment storage and conservation, and weighing of fish, and an area for the sale of fish. The Center will be integrated into the lagoon access pier.

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Preservation of historical heritage, culture, and cultural practices in evacuation areas

Preservation of properties with historical value

Buildings with historical value are monitored by a team of experts in the heritage field. They detect the potential need for construction work to preserve the structure.

46 properties of historical value were identified by the City Council

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When a need is detected, the historically valuable buildings undergo structural maintenance work. To preserve the building’s characteristics, each property is carefully analyzed before work begins.

46 properties of historical value were identified by the City Council

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Buildings routinely receive interventions to clean, control pests and remove vegetation from the façade. They are also included in property surveillance actions.

46 properties of historical value were identified by the City Council

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Catalogue of properties with historical value

Details about the buildings that conserve the history of the Pinheiro, Bebedouro, Mutange and Bom Parto neighborhoods were registered in photos and digital images with high-precision laser scanning.

46 properties of historical value were identified by the City Council

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Historical information and recent images will be organized within a catalogue of historical buildings. The inventory will be produced by experts such as architects and historians.

46 properties of historical value were identified by the City Council

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Cultural heritage inventory

Creation of an inventory of material and intangible cultural references of the neighborhoods affected by subsidence. The document will provide conservation guidelines and guidance to managers from the public sector.

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Encouragement and support for cultural groups

Creation of a support program for the acquisition of goods or services for cultural groups that worked in the neighborhoods affected by subsidence. The program will assist groups involved with the intangible cultural heritage, helping them to maintain activities related to celebrations and forms of expression.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Funding processes aimed at maintaining, preserving and valuing local culture

Transfer of financial resources to the City Council for funding processes to promote the cultural activities and productions that make up the cultural heritage of the City of Maceió, through the hiring of artists and cultural groups. The funding processes will be promoted by public bodies.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Transfer of financial resources to the City Council for funding processes to promote the cultural activities and productions that make up the cultural heritage of the City of Maceió, through the hiring of artists and cultural groups. The funding processes will be promoted by the private sector or the third sector.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Compensation and interventions to improve public health, education, and social care services in the affected areas

Construction of health, education and social care facilities in the areas surrounding the vacated area.

Construction of CAPS III (Psychosocial Care Center) in the Cidade Universitária neighborhood.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction of a CRAS (Reference Center for Social Care), in the Bebedouro neighborhood.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction of City Council Early Childhood Education Centers with a capacity for 600 children in the Benedito Bentes and Vergel do Lago neighborhoods.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction of a kindergarten and preschool in Flexais.

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Construction of a Primary Healthcare Unit in Flexais.

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Transfer of financial resources to public bodies for the refurbishment of health facilities in the areas surrounding the vacated area.

Transfer of financial resources to the City Council to renovate and expand the Robson Cavalcante Primary Healthcare Unit, in Benedito Bentes.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Transfer of financial resources to public bodies for the reparation and compensation of relocated health and educational facilities.

Construction of four schools and a kindergarten, preemptively relocated outside of the risk area. This action benefits students from the City Council schools Radialista Edécio Lopes, Padre Brandão Lima, Major Bonifácio da Silva and the City Council Early Childhood Education Centers (CMEI) Luiz Calheiros Junior and Braga Neto, relocated from the risk area.

BRL 30 million

Agreement with the Labor Prosecution Office (MPT), signed in February 2020

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Payment of compensation to enable the construction or installation of public and private hospitals relocated from the risk area.

The amounts are reviewed and negotiated on a case-by-case basis

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Compensation and interventions for improving urban mobility and social interaction spaces in affected areas

Construction and renovation of squares and social areas, leisure spaces, sports arenas

Implementation of five public squares in the Farol, Clima Bom, Tabuleiro do Martins, Santa Amélia and Eustáquio Gomes neighborhoods, in Maceió. The neighborhoods are among those that received the most residents affected by the ground subsidence.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction of four sports arenas in the Clima Bom, Cidade Universitária, Tabuleiro do Martins, and St. Lúcia neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are among those that received the most residents affected by the ground subsidence.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Urbanization works

Major highways in Maceió will receive new LED lighting, increasing lighting in these areas by 40%. Along with the lighting, a new electricity grid will also be delivered. This more modern grid reduces the risk of power outage by 60% and has lower maintenance costs.

The mobility projects package has a total investment of BRL 360 million, updated annually

Urban Mobility Plan - Terms of the Socio-environmental Agreement signed by Braskem and the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), with the participation of the State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPE) and the adhesion of Maceió City Council, in December 2020

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The Bom Parto and Vila Saem neighborhoods will receive urban improvements around the new sports arenas that will also be built by Braskem.

Total amount allocated to the Social and Urban Action Plan: BRL 198 million

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Construction and renovation of streets, avenues, sidewalks and bike paths

A construction package to improve urban mobility, with a budget of BRL 360 million (adjusted annually), will build or recover more than 33 kilometers of streets and avenues in the city.

The mobility projects package has a total investment of BRL 360 million, updated annually

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Mobility actions also include the construction of 11.5 kilometers of bike paths, and 25.3 kilometers of accessible sidewalks with tactile paving and ramps.

The mobility projects package has a total investment of BRL 360 million, updated annually

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Mobility projects have benefited from improvement to the stormwater drainage system.

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Road recovery works and implementation of signage on the Lagoon Route.

The works on the Lagoon Route have been divided into stages by road sections:

Section 01 - 0.60 km, on Av. General Hermes

Section 02 - 0.80 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 03 - 2.08 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 04 - 2.52 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 05 - 1.2 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

The works were planned through direct negotiation with the Municipality of Maceió

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Construction or requalification of 3.8 kilometers of bike lanes or cycle paths on the Lagoon Route.

The works on the Lagoon Route have been divided into stages by road sections:

Section 01 - 0.60 km, on Av. General Hermes

Section 02 - 0.80 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 03 - 2.08 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 04 - 2.52 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

Section 05 - 1.2 km, on Av. Senador Rui Palmeira

The works were planned through direct negotiation with the Municipality of Maceió

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Installation of safety equipment and traffic monitoring

The package of actions to improve urban mobility in Maceió includes the installation of 30 sets of smart traffic lights. These traffic lights have state-of-the-art technology to make traffic flow more fluidly and safer for pedestrians, drivers and bicyclists.

The mobility projects package has a total investment of BRL 360 million, updated annually

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Traffic lights are integrated with cameras that use artificial intelligence to check the volume of vehicles in circulation and program the flow according to the traffic on each road. The system can reduce travel time by up to 20%.
The intelligent traffic light system will be monitored in real time at the Operational Control Center (CCO). Agents from the Municipal Department of Transportation and Traffic (DMTT) will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing this information.

The mobility projects package has a total investment of BRL 360 million, updated annually

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Improvements to citizen mobility

To promote the inclusion of people with visual and motor impairments, Maceió’s package of urban mobility projects includes technologies to enhance accessibility. In total, 25.3 kilometers of sidewalks with tactile paving and accessible ramps will be built.

25.3 km of sidewalks with tactile paving

235 access ramps alone on the new side roads of the Durval de Góes Monteiro Avenue and the Menino Marcelo Avenue – and on the future link between them (this number will increase when the Camerino System project is completed)

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Traffic lights with push buttons and audible signals for pedestrians were installed at 10 locations along the Fernandes Lima and Durval de Góes Monteiro avenues.

10 traffic lights with push buttons and audible signal

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Repair, mitigation and compensation of the environmental impacts in sections affected by subsidence

Restoration of mangrove habitats

To restore a 47-hectare area of mangroves within the Mundaú Lagoon, the Aflora Mangue project was established. Planting began in a 3-hectare pilot area, with the planting of 14,000 seedlings.

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A team of experts monitors the fauna of the mangroves. The work was authorized by the Alagoas Environmental Institute (IMA)

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Monitoring groundwater quality

A network of 16 monitoring points, in the Pinheiro and Mutange neighborhoods, will characterize, monitor and plan the sustainable use of groundwater from four aquifers.

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Increase of green areas in the city

Nearly 2,000 tree seedlings will be planted in areas defined in the City Council’s Arborizar é Massa Project. The action is part of the urban mobility project and will increase the number of green areas within the city.

1,819 is the number of seedlings that must be planted to compensate for the 501 trees that had to be eliminated because of the mobility works

Plano de Mobilidade Urbana - The Socio-environmental Agreement signed by Braskem and the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), with the participation of the State Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPE) and the adhesion of Maceió City Council, in December 2020

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Planting trees to create new wooded areas along Maceió’s public highways. The action is integrated with projects to upgrade the squares and public spaces in neighborhoods that received the population affected by the ground subsidence.

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Permanent and transparent reporting

Continuation of the communication initiatives regarding accountability to society and the authorities

To maintain close contact with the residents of Maceió and disseminate the results of the actions in the Pinheiro, Bebedouro, Mutange, Farol, Bom Parto and Flexais neighborhoods, various communication channels are used, such as newspapers, radio, TV, blogs, social media, printed material, in-person meetings or livestreams, WhatsApp, street signs and even sound cars.

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Since 2020, more than 6,000 communication actions were carried out to ensure accountability to society and to public authorities. As well as providing information to the authorities, information is also shared with journalists for publication as press releases, official notices and interviews.

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This accountability is one of Braskem’s commitments, as a measure of our transparency, in relation to actions carried out in Maceió.

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Our commitments to maceió

Please see details of the actions and programs developed over the past four years below:

Safety of people and social support to impacted residents

Preventive relocation

Psychological Support

Animal Support Program

Help with commuting for users of public transport

Compensation for socioeconomic isolation

Implementation of space for offering public services

Service Channels

Completion of indemnity for families and merchants in evacuation areas in the shortest possible time

Technical assistance to residents

Legal advice

Flexibility with documentation

Exclusive service for merchants

Agility in presenting proposals and setting deadlines for reviewing proposals

Stabilization and continuous monitoring of soil in affected areas using high-tech equipment

Closure of salt mines

Ground monitoring network

Preventive demolitions

Drainage and vegetation cover to stabilize the ground in the vacated area

Redevelopment and upgrading of surrounding areas.

Provide security and management of affected areas

Community janitorial services of neighborhoods affected by subsidence and in Flexais

Security of properties in neighborhoods affected by subsidence and in Flexais

Training, professionalization and support in generating income for impacted residents

Courses in partnership with Sebrae, Senai and Senac

Vocational Training Program for Young People

Increasing access to credit

Refurbishment and implementation of commercial premises

Support for the fishing community

Preservation of historical heritage, culture, and cultural practices in evacuation areas

Preservation of properties with historical value

Catalogue of properties with historical value

Cultural heritage inventory

Encouragement and support for cultural groups

Funding processes aimed at maintaining, preserving and valuing local culture

Compensation and interventions to improve public health, education, and social care services in the affected areas

Construction of health, education and social care facilities in the areas surrounding the vacated area.

Transfer of financial resources to public bodies for the refurbishment of health facilities in the areas surrounding the vacated area.

Transfer of financial resources to public bodies for the reparation and compensation of relocated health and educational facilities.

Compensation and interventions for improving urban mobility and social interaction spaces in affected areas

Construction and renovation of squares and social areas, leisure spaces, sports arenas

Urbanization works

Construction and renovation of streets, avenues, sidewalks and bike paths

Installation of safety equipment and traffic monitoring

Improvements to citizen mobility

Repair, mitigation and compensation of the environmental impacts in sections affected by subsidence

Restoration of mangrove habitats

Monitoring groundwater quality

Increase of green areas in the city

Permanent and transparent reporting

Continuation of the communication initiatives regarding accountability to society and the authorities

Keeping you informed is also one of our commitments to Maceió.

Our
commitments
to maceió

Please see details of the actions and programs developed
over the past four years below: