Rio Doce "cuts" the city of Governador Valadares Leonardo Milagres/g1 The governor of Minas Gerais, Mateus Simões, announced this Tuesday (16), in Governador Valadares, a package of approximately R$2.8 billion from the Doce River Repair Agreement. The actions are aimed at municipalities affected by the collapse of the Fundão dam, in Mariana, and include environmental recovery projects, water security, support for rural producers and strengthening cooperatives and small businesses. Among the highlights is Rio Doce Mais Vida, a program that will receive R$1 billion for the environmental recovery and ecosystem services of the river basin. The initiative includes planting native vegetation, encouraging water and soil conservation and actions aimed at recovering degraded areas. 📲 Click here to follow the g1 Vales channel on WhatsApp The package also includes projects for the productive recovery of rural properties located in the disaster's flood zone, as well as support for cooperatives, associations and small entrepreneurs in the affected municipalities, with a focus on generating work and income. See the videos that are trending on g1 Less bureaucracy to open companies Among the announcements made in Governador Valadares is the municipality's adherence to Redesim + Livre. According to the Government of Minas Gerais, the system will speed up the opening and regularization of companies, simplifying processes and reducing bureaucracy for those who want to start a business. Governador Valadares will be the new capital of Minas Gerais this week According to the State, in cities that already use the tool, the time to complete one of the main stages of opening a business fell by around 80%, from an average of 26 hours to approximately five hours. Announcements were made in Governador Valadares, symbolically the capital of MG, over the next few days. Lucas Alves/Inter TV dos Vales Other ads In the area of education, Simões announced the expansion of the air conditioning project to 893 state schools in Minas Gerais, with an investment of R$81 million in the purchase of air conditioning equipment and structural adjustments. Of this total, 296 units are in Vale do Aço, a region that has the second largest number of schools covered in the state. North of Minas: 416 schools Vale do Aço: 296 schools Central Region: 84 schools Triângulo Mineiro: 54 schools Zona da Mata: 25 schools South of Minas: 18 schools Another announcement was the signing of a technical cooperation agreement with the municipality of Paulistas, in the Rio Doce Valley, for urban land regularization actions. The expectation is to issue 300 property titles, benefiting around 900 residents. READ ALSO: Governador Valadares will be the new capital of Minas Gerais this week Ipatinga City Hall has an open selection process for Social Advisors; see how to participate Hailstorm hits Manhuaçu and cities in Zona da Mata and affects coffee nurseries Videos from the East and Northeast of Minas Gerais See other news from the region at g1 Vales de Minas Gerais.