to prevent

One of Measure A’s goals is to prevent homelessness, and it allocates more funding to that cause than Measure H did.

She wrote back describing the apology as "too little, too late" and is now calling for other senior church leaders who failed to intervene to prevent Smyth's abuse to resign: "I just think people of the church, if they see something not going in the right direction, if it needs the police they should go to the police."

She said urgent action was needed to prevent closures and the “downward spiral that will cause the arts to lose their impact”.

It also is designed to prevent corrupt or unqualified nominees in administrations.

Last year, the plaza was the scene of mass disorder, after supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro ransacked the buildings in a bid to prevent his electoral defeat by President Lula.