Chamber approves commission and mayor of Cesário Lange is investigated on suspicion of administrative improbity

Chamber approves commission and mayor of Cesário Lange is investigated on suspicion of administrative improbity

Commission was approved on Friday (6) and will have councilor Luciano Toledo (União) as president. A bid of R$4 million is considered overpriced for the purchase of tires.

The Chamber of Cesário Lange approved, on Friday (6), a Prosecution Commission against Mayor Ramiro de Campos on suspicion of administrative improbity.

The investigation investigates suspected overpricing of R$4 million when purchasing tires. The case was opened by 10 votes to 1 in the Chamber.

The city hall declared that it sees the commission as a political movement. Management informed that it will present a defense to prove administrative regularity.

The purchase of tires is also investigated by the Public Ministry. The October 2025 tender was suspended by the Court of Auditors.

The City Council approved, on Friday (6), the opening of a Processing Commission (CP) against the mayor of Cesário Lange (SP), Ramiro de Campos (Republicans), on suspicion of administrative improbity.

The CP was established after receiving 10 votes in favor and one against during a session in the Chamber. The case had already been investigated by a Special Commission of Inquiry (CEI) since June 20 of this year, following suspicions of overpricing in a R$4 million tender for the purchase of tires.

According to the Chamber, the commission will have councilor Luciano Toledo (União Brasil) as president; with councilor Jô da Sacola (Republicans) as rapporteur and councilor Calaça do Calaçaí (PP) as member. All were chosen through a draw.

The Chamber reported that, after citing the mayor in the process, it is awaiting the presentation of Ramiro's defense to analyze the documents carefully.

In a statement, Cesário Lange City Hall classified the opening of the commission as a political movement by the Chamber, but stated that it collaborates with the work.

Furthermore, the management informed that it will present the defense in order to show the regularity of the administrative acts.

The CEI was opened in June this year to investigate the city hall. The suspicion is of overpricing in the purchase of tires through a tender of almost R$4 million. The case was revealed on June 9th.

The purchase of tires for the municipal fleet is also investigated by the São Paulo Public Ministry (MPSP). The complaint of irregularity was sent to the agency, the municipal Comptroller's Office and the State Court of Auditors (TCE-SP).

The tender, opened in October 2025, was suspended by the TCE-SP, which required the supplying company to be located a maximum of 200 kilometers from the city.

The city hall appealed, overturned the requirement in court and signed a 12-month emergency contract with a company from Guarulhos (SP).

The complaint points out that the city paid amounts well above those practiced in the market. See the price comparison of three tire models:

Model 1: purchased for R$1,060.42 per unit at city hall, but sold for R$509 in hypermarkets;

Model 2: purchased for R$872 per unit from the city hall, but priced at R$341 from the official manufacturer;

Model 3: purchased for R$1,227 per unit from the city hall, but priced at R$679 from the official manufacturer.

According to the complaint, the difference in values ​​generated a suspicious loss of R$24,000 in these lots alone. Other purchased items, such as inner tubes and wheel nozzles, did not have specifications in city hall notes, which prevented price comparisons.

In the first request for an investigation, councilors Luciano Toledo (União Brasil), Daniela Farias (MDB), Jô da Sacola (Republicans) and Felipe Rocha (PL) voted in favor of the CEI, but were defeated by the majority.

At the time, the City Hall Controller's Office claimed that it had already opened an administrative process to investigate the case even before the complaint was filed, but the body refused to give details about the measures taken.