Itaipu trains inmates in Foz do Iguaçu

The agreement, signed between Itaipu Binacional and the Community Council of the Foz Judicial District, provides machines, equipment and supplies, as well as training for inmates serving progressive sentences. The visited facilities were the State Penitentiary of Foz do Iguaçu III (PEF III) and the Women’s Penitentiary (PFF), both located in the Três Fronteiras neighborhood, which together house nearly 5,000 detainees.

The project aims to train at least 200 incarcerated individuals, offering 250 instructional hours to each. Expected output is a minimum of 3,000 pieces of regional craft, based on a catalog of 30 gift models that will feature the Trinational Region’s identity and will be sold as part of the Destination Iguaçu program.

The total investment is approximately R$ 1.8 million, of which R$ 1.6 million comes from Itaipu and R$ 200 thousand from the community. The agreement runs for 18 months, with a scheduled end in January 2028.

Officials present on the visit included the Community Council president Juraci Helena Audibert; the judge of the Criminal Execution Court Juliana Arantes Zanin Vieira; the director of the Women’s Penitentiary Helena Maria Almeida Pasin; as well as representatives of the Community Council, Penitentiary III, the Criminal Execution Prosecutor’s Office and the Prison Police.

Source: Gazeta do Paraná – https://gazetadoparana.com.br/publico/projeto-apoiado-pela-itaipu-leva-capacitacao-e-novas-oportunidades-a-detentos-de-foz