Farmer in Guaratuba (PR) warned about measurement error; IBGE will analyze the document and decide on approval
The Santa Catarina Planning Secretariat delivered a review report on the interstate border area between Santa Catarina and Paraná after the discovery of historical landmarks in the southern region of the State. The area of 5 square kilometers (490 hectares) is close to the municipalities of Garuva (SC) and Guaratuba (PR), south and north of the States, respectively.
The document, which is being analyzed and approved by the (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), was sent after joint review by Seplan (Secretariat of State for Planning) and IAT (Institute of Water and Land). The review took place after a farmer from Paraná realized that the original landmarks placed by the Brazilian army between 1918 and 1919 did not correspond to the map of the location. The farmer’s family contacted the Water and Land Institute and the teams went to the site to carry out the inspection.
Equivalent to almost 500 football fields, the collection of coordinates was carried out using advanced, high-precision technology and the error was confirmed. For the forestry engineer at Diget (Territorial Management Directorate) of the Water and Land Institute, Amauri Simão Pampuch, the review work is beneficial for the municipalities involved.
“We will have greater credibility in collecting data for the demographic and agricultural census, and a fairer transfer of financial resources from the ecological ICMS to the municipalities”, these.
In a statement, the Army states that the measurements were in accordance with the legislation in force at the time. “The accuracy of the surveys (measurements from landmarks) was due to the methods used, within the capabilities and limitations of each instrument (of the period).”
