Public Ministry of SP files complaint against mayor of Caçapava for use of transport funds

The complaint had been filed by a city lawyer, who asked the Public Ministry to investigate possible irregularities in the use of around R$2.1 million from the Municipal Transport and Traffic Fund.

In the Prosecutor's Office's assessment, the fund receives money from different sources, and it has not been proven that the money used to help pay the tickets came only from fines. The legislation determines that the money collected from traffic fines be applied to specific areas, such as signage, inspection and traffic education.

The Public Prosecutor's Office of SP also considered that the City Hall had authorization from the Chamber to use the resources and support from the Municipal Attorney General's Office. Therefore, he understood that there are no elements to state that the mayor acted intentionally to break the law or cause damage to public coffers.

The Prosecutor's Office concluded that the case involves a disagreement over the interpretation of accounting and budgetary rules and decided to close the complaint.

The filing by the Public Ministry does not end the discussion in the Caçapava Chamber. Councilors also investigated the use of resources and a processing committee recommended the revocation of Yan Lopes' mandate.

The session to read and vote on the final report is scheduled for this Tuesday (10), at 9 am. For the mayor to lose his mandate, at least eight votes in favor are needed among the 11 councilors.

In a statement, Yan Lopes' defense stated that the Prosecutor's decision confirms the thesis presented by the lawyers that there was no intention to commit irregularities and that the City Hall's actions were based on legal advice.