Gari Samuel Santos and three other employees of the Urban Cleaning Company of Rio de Janeiro (Comlurb) received on Wednesday (9) a motion of praise in the City Council. The recognition was an initiative of Councilman Leniel Borel (PP) for the rescue of a newly born during the work of garbage collection performed by the team.
“This is a gesture of humanity that still makes us believe in the human being,” said the councilman.
The baby was located by Samuel at dawn on April 1st. He did the routine work with two more sweepers, Anderson Mendes and Jeferson Guedes, on Ouro Preto Street, between Quintino and Cascadura, in the North Zone of Rio, when he felt something different. In the middle of the trash, under a box, found the girl .
In an interview with CNN The sweeper said he first thought he had found a doll, then saw that he was a newborn and it was hard to hold on the emotion.
“I thought it was a ‘reborn baby’, but then I got my hand and felt too soft to be a doll. As soon as I approached, she made the first chorinho, gave the first shake on her leg, there is all over, the leg shook, heart accelerated.”
He added, “She was in the middle of the trash, dog, rat, animals could have found her first than us. Thank God we were placed in her way.”
Since the rescue, the baby is hospitalized in the Herculano Pinheiro maternity hospital in Madureira, in the northern zone of the capital of Rio de Janeiro. According to the Municipal Secretariat of Social Assistance, the girl is well and continues to receive medical follow -up until ready for the high .
From there, the Guardianship Council will try to locate the girl’s biological family, see if there is interest in the guard. If there is no, the adoption process will be started. Samuel will get in line to adopt the victory, as the sweepers baptized the child.
“I want to adopt, but it is a damn bureaucracy. God willing, I will make it. But if it is not for us, the family who gets it to be a victory.” And added: “She is a warrior, was born fighting, already born winning.”
The Civil Police investigates who left the baby in the trash. The agents have already requested images of security cameras from the region. By note, Comlurb lamented the case and congratulated the employees.
This content was originally published in Gari that rescued Baby of the Garbage receives tribute in Rio on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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