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Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida was removed from office for four years after accusations of passive corruption made by former governor Silval Barbosa, being reinstated in 2021 by decision of the STJ.
Arrested this Thursday (29) during a Federal Police operation, the president of the Mato Grosso Court of Auditors (TCE-MT), Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida, aged 67, has already been removed from his position as advisor for four years after being accused of passive corruption by former governor Silval Barbosa. In 2021, following a decision by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), he was reinstated to the body.

A 29-year-old man was arrested in Itaquaquecetuba on suspicion of stealing a van with radioactive material for cancer treatment. The crime occurred on October 1st in Guarulhos. A woman was also arrested for stealing and tampering with a vehicle.

An 18-year-old girl was shot dead on Wednesday night (28) in the Alto dos Maias neighborhood, in Piquet Carneiro, Ceará. Two men on a motorcycle carried out the shooting. The case is under investigation by local police.

The president of TCE-MT, Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida, and five other people were arrested by the Federal Police on suspicion of embezzlement of public resources through a scheme to prioritize payments to advertising agencies.

Chief Braz Morrone and agent Eduardo Jorge Ferreira were dismissed from their positions at the Civil Police of Paraíba. Both have been in prison since June 2026, accused of involvement in a scheme to divert seized drugs.

A 2-year-old child died after an accident on BR-230, in Paraíba, bringing to seven the number of deaths in the collision between a patient van and a pickup truck that occurred last Tuesday (27).

The Federal Police carries out Operation Accountability to investigate irregularities in contracts and payments at TCE-MT, mobilizing more than 180 police officers with warrants in Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo.