Mayor will take over city hall after operation investigating R$9 million scheme to remove mayor and deputy in MT

Adriana, who is also a councilor, is 49 years old and was born in the city of Indiana, in São Paulo. She is expected to take office as interim mayor of the city this Thursday morning (12).

The replacement follows the municipality's Organic Law, which determines that the president of the Chamber assumes the Executive role when the vice-mayor is also prevented from holding the position.

The operation investigates suspected fraud in public tenders and contracts and embezzlement of city hall resources. In addition to the mayor and deputy, the court decision affected secretaries and other municipal employees.

The investigation is conducted by the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso (MPMT), through the Original Competence Actions Center (Naco). In total, 77 court orders were complied with in five states. The Court also authorized the blocking of up to R$9 million in goods and valuables.

One of the contracts investigated was signed in 2023 between the city hall and the company BH Empreendimentos e Serviços de Construção Civil Ltda., for paving works. A Federal Police investigation showed that, of the R$3.24 million paid to the company, only R$319,000 corresponded to the services actually performed. The difference, of approximately R$2.92 million, is being investigated as possible overpricing.

The investigation also identified 612 transfers from the Municipal Health Fund to private accounts of municipal secretaries. The amounts, recorded as supposed advances, totaled around R$6.1 million between January 2022 and April 2024.