The Brazilian government compromised with the Ministry of Communications until the end of the year, Distribute 100 million tokens to students from low-income families to allow free Internet access. Oh Internet program Brazil This involves democratizing access to information, reducing school dropouts and facilitating the adoption of new teaching methods.
The Ministers of Communication, Juscelino Filho, and of Education, Camilo Santana, adopted the Interministerial Portaria MCOM/MEC No. 12.544/2024, which expands the scope of the program. Agora, where the students of the new schools were established, like Amapá, Bahia, Maranhão, Pará and Rio Grande do Norte, they will also benefit.
The Internet Brazil program has just followed public school students who participate in the Connected Nordeste program, aimed at expanding the telecommunications infrastructure in the Nordeste region.
Later it expanded to open other regions, such as its municipalities in Minas Gerais: Araguari, Conceição das Alagoas, Nova Serrana, Prata, Uberaba and Uberlândia.
The initiative is aimed at basic education professionals who attend public schools and families who are registered non Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais do Governo Federal (CadÚnico).
Note, the Minister of Communication, Juscelino Filho, highlighted the importance for public officials to understand the reality and needs of society, developing and implementing public policies aimed at promoting broader digital inclusion and of better quality, in order to include digital, moreover, an essential element of social inclusion.