Councilor Waldir Júlio Teis took office as president of the Mato Grosso Court of Auditors (TCE-MT) this Tuesday (3). He takes office after then-president Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida was arrested during a Federal Police operation on Thursday (29). The investigation investigates suspected irregularities in public contracts and payments to the institution's employees.
On Monday (2), still as vice-president, Waldir Teis determined that the processes that were under the responsibility of the removed councilors were redistributed to the replacement auditors for councilors Luiz Henrique Lima, Luiz Carlos Pereira and Isaías Lopes da Cunha.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by counselors Antonio Joaquim and Campos Neto, the attorney general of the Public Ministry of Accounts (MPC), William Brito Júnior, and the three auditors.
Trajectory
Born in Tayó, Santa Catarina, Waldir Teis was born on October 21, 1953. He has a degree in Law from the Rondonópolis Higher Education Center (Cesur) and a master's degree in Social Function of Law from the Autonomous Faculty of Law (Fadisp).
Before entering public service, he worked as an administrative assistant, businessman in the accounting sector and accountant. He was also tax and corporate legal advisor to the Amaggi Group, between 1979 and 2002.
Between 2003 and 2007, he held the position of Secretary of State for Finance of Mato Grosso. On December 14, 2007, he joined TCE-MT upon recommendation from the Legislative Branch.
At the court, he was vice-president in the 2012/2013 biennium and president between 2014 and 2015. He also held the positions of general ombudsman and supervisor of the Escola Superior de Contas. Before taking office, Teis was vice-president of the TCE-MT. He also chairs the body's Permanent Public Security Commission.
The investigation
According to the records, the investigation began after a complaint that advisor Sérgio Ricardo, who assumed the Presidency of the TCE-MT in 2024, had issued ordinances to suspend contract payments under the justification of budgetary restraint, but kept selected companies on the payment list.
Data extracted from the Transparency Portal would point to a contradiction between the justification for budgetary restrictions and the evolution of monthly payments. According to the investigation, even during the containment period, the values would have increased from R$67 million to R$80 million per month.
According to data used by the Federal Police, state revenue would have increased from approximately R$37 billion, in 2023, to R$39 billion, in 2024, and R$42.696 billion, in 2025.
According to the investigation, despite the context of contractual suspension, some companies would have maintained or increased receipts.
Among those mentioned are providers of labor supply services for various activities, such as cleaning, conservation, catering, transportation, maintenance, electrical services, reception and administrative support, as well as advertising and advertising companies.
The targets
In addition to the president of the TCE-MT, Sérgio Ricardo de Almeida, the chief of staff Roseli Loss and the lawyers Grhegory Paiva Pires, Gustavo Fernandes da Silva and Felipe José Glinke were arrested.
According to sources linked to the investigation, the following are also targets of search warrants:
Guilherme Antônio Maluf: TCE-MT advisor since March 1, 2019 and former state deputy.
José Carlos Novelli: advisor to the TCE-MT since June 29, 2001. He was removed from the role between 2017 and 2021.
Alisson Carvalho de Alencar: advisor to the TCE-MT since December 2025. He was an Accounts Attorney at the Public Ministry of Accounts of Mato Grosso.
Valter Albano da Silva: retired TCE-MT advisor. Currently, he serves as head of the Permanent Fiscal Sustainability Committee. He was also removed from the role between 2017 and 2021.
Operation seizures
During the operation, the Federal Police seized around R$5.07 million in cash, including reais and foreign currencies, such as dollars, euros, pounds sterling and Argentine pesos. 31 vehicles, 16 weapons, 6,512 ammunition, 167 watches, 112 bottles of wine and 27 cell phones were also collected. In total, six people were arrested.
