One day after Smoke records indicate the evacuation of the building on Avenida Paulista.The Italian Consulate General in São Paulo remains closed to the public this Friday (12). All services and appointments for June 11 and 12 are suspended.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning (11), when employees and users left the building and the day's services were cancelled. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, the agency attributed the suspension to "external structural problems, beyond the responsibility and management of the Consulate", which compromise safe access to the consular structure. According to preliminary information, the smoke originated in the underground power grid chamber of Enel, in front of the building.
Registration slots for minors will not be available.
One of the areas affected by the closure is the scheduling for the registration of minors under the law. The Consulate had announced that it would release the remaining slots for this year for the service this Friday (12), at 10 am, on the Prenot@mi portal. With the emergency closure, the agency cancelled the opening of the slots. and promised more information soon..
The cancellation raised questions among citizenship groups, since Prenot@mi is a digital platform based in Rome. The explanation, according to Italianismo, is operational: in São Paulo, the allocation of places is done manually. (slots)And a consulate employee needs to enter the times into the calendar so that the appointments become available.
Rescheduling appointments
The Consulate has informed that it will contact all users individually who had appointments scheduled for June 11th and 12th to reschedule their services as soon as the situation is normalized. The agency states that it has contacted the relevant authorities, is closely monitoring the situation, and will release further information "as soon as it becomes available." (With information from the Consulate General of Italy in São Paulo)
