The minister, who was speaking at the end of the first meeting of the National Statistical Council (CNEST), explained that this preparation is part of the Annual Plan of the National Statistical System (SEN) for the 2021 fiscal year.
He also made it known that it is necessary to start preparing the census now so as not to repeat the mistakes of ten years ago.
It was in 2014 that the first census of this kind was carried out, after the country became independent. At the time, the data indicated that the national population was over 25.7 million people, but that number has certainly changed.
"Ten years later, we have to do the census based on what we learned in 2014. We have to start preparing the census immediately," he said, quoted by Angop.
For this, the governor explained that a strategy is being outlined that will last for the remaining three years: this year, the National Statistics Institute (INE) will lay the definitive foundations for the census to be prepared with due anticipation.
The preparation plans also include training for those involved in the 2024 Census, a budget preparation, the creation of a timeline, and the revision of the legal package that will be sent to the National Assembly for approval.
Already next year and in 2023, the country's cartography will be updated, questionnaires will be created, and the census offices will be set up.
The holder of the Economy and Planning portfolio indicated that the Census 2024 will have the support of international partners, aiming at not repeating some failures registered ten years ago, such as the delay in releasing the results.
Sérgio Santos took the opportunity to reveal that the 2018-2019 Agro-livestock and Fisheries Census (RAPP), which had to be interrupted last year because of covid-19, will resume this year.
INE Director General Chaney John indicated that "due to the pandemic, the RAPP has been a very difficult activity," but that they will work towards completing the process later this year. However, she did not give any dates for the end of the RAPP.
