After mayor of Iporá's mandate was revoked, deputy takes over mayor and declares: 'Terrible wear and tear'

The vice-mayor of Iporá, Léo Contador, took over as mayor after the revocation of Maysa Cunha's (Avante) mandate on Thursday (12). When commenting on the first days in charge of the administration, he classified the period as one of “terrible exhaustion” and stated that he intends to work responsibly.

"It was hard work. We saw terrible wear and tear, the population was tired of this process and now it's time to honor this result, do what it takes and have due responsibility in the position", he declared.

The City Council revoked Maysa on suspicion of deducting loans from employees and not transferring the amounts to the banks. The mayor was also accused of deducting Ipasgo contributions from the payroll and not passing the amounts on to the institute.

In a video published on social media, Léo Contador thanked the messages of support received and spoke about the plans for the municipal administration. He stated that he intends to adopt technical criteria in different areas of the city hall, maintain dialogue with the Legislature and avoid persecution and revenge.

"I want to be transparent, I want to be lucid with public management, bring maximum competence to all areas of the municipality, introduce more technical criteria, but obey political criteria as well. I don't want to run away from that", he stated.

The mayor also said he intends to present more information about the municipality's situation, including debts and tax and labor obligations. According to him, the intention is to improve communication with the population over the following week.

Defense questions revocation

In a note previously sent to g1, Maysa Cunha's defense stated that the revocation process had violations of due legal process, adversarial proceedings and broad defense. The lawyers said that official documents and bank receipts demonstrate payments and regularization of the amounts in question.

The defense also stated that possible delays in transfers do not mean, in themselves, diversion or appropriation of resources. According to lawyers, the mayor did not attend the trial session because they consider the procedure to be irregular.

In a more recent publication, the lawyers reported that minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), requested information from the Court of Justice of Goiás and ordered the president of the Iporá City Council and the president of the Processing Commission to speak about the case.

NOTE - Defense of Maysa Cunha

“The defense of Mayor Maysa Peres Cunha Peixoto comes to the public to clarify aspects of the political-administrative trial of the Iporá City Council, concluded on November 12, 2026, which resulted in the revocation of her mandate democratically conferred by the people.

The revocation procedure was marked by violations of due legal process, adversarial proceedings and broad defense, compromising the legal legitimacy of the revocation. This is not a mere disagreement with the outcome of the trial, but questions about the observance of constitutional guarantees essential to the validity of any process that could result in the loss of a popular mandate.

It is noteworthy that of the nine alleged political-administrative infractions examined by the Processing Committee, seven were not continued. The judgment was restricted to transfers of loans granted by municipal employees and contributions destined to IPASGO Saúde, issues on which there are official documents and bank receipts that demonstrate payments and regularizations made by the administration.

It is important to highlight that, on May 20, 2026, Banco do Brasil declared the Municipality's compliance with consigned loans. Caixa Econômica Federal, in a document dated November 12, 2026, confirmed the settlement of statements due in September and October. As for IPASGO Saúde, several receipts show payments on May 21 and 26, 2026, referring to titles due in April.

These documents must be assessed within the limits of the obligations and periods they cover. Possible delays do not authorize, in themselves, conclusions of diversion or appropriation of resources, and the City Council's decision is not equivalent to a judicial conviction of this nature.

Respect for the autonomy of the Legislative Branch does not exempt compliance with the Constitution. The political nature of the impeachment trial does not authorize the removal of defense guarantees, the disregard of relevant evidence or the imposition of a sanction beyond the limits of the accusations regularly submitted to the adversarial process.

The loss of a popular mandate requires a legally valid procedure, an effective opportunity for defense and a reasoned assessment of the elements presented.

It is from this perspective that the Legal Department considers the revocation to be incompatible with the constitutional guarantees that should govern the procedure. The irregularities highlighted by the defense are being submitted to the Judiciary, which is responsible for examining the legality of the acts carried out.

The defense trusts that, at the appropriate procedural moment, the demonstrated procedural violations will be recognized by the Judiciary, with the reestablishment of legality and the preservation of the rights of the Mayor and the mandate legitimately conferred by the population of Iporá”.