Paraná government invests in public transport and healthcare infrastructure

The state of Paraná is implementing several infrastructure improvements across its municipalities. In the metropolitan region of Curitiba, the Agência de Assuntos Metropolitanos do Paraná (Amep) delivered 17 new buses to São José dos Pinhais. This R$ 14.7 million investment includes 16 conventional buses and one articulated vehicle equipped with air conditioning, USB ports, and monitoring cameras to serve nine metropolitan lines.

In the education sector, the state government delivered 221 new school buses to 172 municipalities. This initiative, part of the Caminho da Escola Program, involves an investment of R$ 94 million to provide safer and more accessible transport for students, particularly those in rural areas. The project is part of a larger acquisition of 687 vehicles totaling over R$ 296 million.

Healthcare facilities are also seeing upgrades. In Recife, Governor Raquel Lyra inaugurated the requalification of the hemodynamics service at Hospital Agamenon Magalhães. The R$ 5.4 million project includes a new angiograph and a second examination room, increasing cardiology service capacity by 50%. Additionally, in Bento Gonçalves, the Municipal Health Secretariat completed the installation of equipment for a new surgical block to reduce waiting times for specialized procedures.