Correios will transport donations free of charge and allocate “forgotten” items to victims in RS

The entire network of Correios branches in São Paulo and Paraná, in addition to part of the units in Rio Grande do Sul, will receive from the second (6) donations for victims of the rains that devastate the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The state-owned company will collect and transport donations free of charge, at no cost to donors. According to the Post Office, the following items are accepted — considered to be those most needed at the moment by Civil Defense:

• Food from the basic basket;
• Personal hygiene products;
• Dry hygiene material
• Clothing Items

In addition, the Post Office will also donate clothing items and household items to those affected by the rains.

These donations are objects of waste, that is, they have undergone all delivery attempts, have not been sought by recipients or senders and have already exceeded the 90-day deadline for complaints provided for in the Consumer Protection Code.

All the material that is being donated by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service will also be transported free of charge. In Santa Maria, the Post Office provided trucks and employees to assist Civil Defense in any way necessary.

“It is our obligation to contribute to Rio Grande do Sul in this such a difficult time. Following President Lula's directives, we are putting our logistics structure at the service of the population”, said the president of Correios, Fabiano Silva dos Santos.

In Rio Grande do Sul, donations can be delivered to the central agencies of the following counties: São Borja, Santo Ângelo, Santa Rosa, Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, São Leopoldo, Novo Hamburgo, Campo Bom, Sapiranga, Parobe, Taquara, Montenegro, Pelotas, Rio Grande, Camaqua, Bagé, Jaguarão, São Lourenço do Sul , Anta Gorda, Arvorezinha, Butia, Cachoeira do Sul, Charqueadas, Estrela, Foutoura Xavier, Guaporé, Ilopolis, Mato Leitão, Nova Brescia, Pântano Grande, Rio Pardo, Salto do Jacuí, Santa Cruz do Sul, Sobradinho, Teotoania, Taquari, Venancio Aires and Vera Cruz.

Published by Danilo Moliterno.