Judge Carlos Roberto Barros de Campos, from the 3rd Specialized Public Treasury Court of Várzea Grande, gave 10 days to the president of the Várzea Grande City Council, councilor Wanderley Cerqueira (MDB), to provide information on a CPI request to investigate the municipal public transport system which, although it has the necessary requirements and signatures, has not yet been read in plenary and instituted, as determined by legislation.
Judge gives the President of the Chamber 10 days to explain why he does not institute the Bus CPI in VG
Judge Carlos Roberto Barros de Campos, from the 3rd Specialized Public Treasury Court of Várzea Grande, gave 10 days to the president of the Várzea Grande City Council, councilor Wanderley Cerqueira (MDB), to provide...
The decision was taken in a writ of mandamus filed by councilor Caio Cezar Cordeiro de Almeida (Novo).
The magistrate asked for the information before analyzing a request for an injunction to force Cerqueira to institute the CPI.
The parliamentarian alleges, in the writ of mandamus, that he issued on June 2, 2026, a request to initiate a CPI to investigate municipal public transport contracts and services with a defined and outlined purpose.
“As stated in the application itself, the CPI was proposed to investigate possible irregularities relating to the provision of the public service of municipal public transport, including possible non-compliance with contractual clauses, insufficient fleet, inadequacy of the vehicles used, possible irregular use of vehicles linked to another contract or operation, oversight failures by the Executive Branch and possible non-compliance, partial compliance or lack of adequate proof of the obligations agreed in Technical Table No. 05/2025, approved by Normative Decision No. 18/2025, referring to Process No. 200.345-7/2025”, explained the councilor, in the writ of mandamus.
Request for VG Public Transport CPI with signature of councilors "The request delimited the investigation period between the years 2016 and 2026, avoiding generic or abstract investigation. It also established a fixed period of operation of 120 (one hundred and twenty) days and composition of 05 (five) members, to be appointed by drawing lots among unimpeded councilors, in accordance with the Internal Regulations. Furthermore, the request was signed by a sufficient number of councillors, exceeding the minimum quorum of 1/3 (one third) of the members of the Municipal Chamber, required by the Federal Constitution, the Municipal Organic Law and the Internal Regulations of the Municipal Chamber of Várzea Grande”, added the parliamentarian.
Even with all the requirements, according to councilor Caio Cordeiro, the request has not yet been read in plenary, as required by law.
“It turns out that, even when the constitutional and regulatory requirements were met, the enforcement authority failed to comply with the binding act that it was responsible for: proceeding with the reading, regularly forwarding the request and immediately appointing the members of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee by drawing lots among the unimpeded councilors”, argued the parliamentarian.
"Instead of complying with the regimental command, the enforcement authority kept the request under supposed analysis, creating a step not foreseen in the Internal Regulations as a condition for the establishment of the CPI. Once the requirements were met, on June 2, 2026, the President stated in a session that the request would be taken for analysis by the Prosecutor's Office, a procedure not foreseen in the Regulations. However, considering that the protocol was on June 2, 2026, the petitioner, in good faith and supported by the Internal Regulations and CRFB, prepared for the draw in the immediate session that took place on June 9, 2026”, narrated the councilor.
Cordeiro also collated interviews given by Wanderley Cerqueira who stated that the CPI “contains serious errors” suggesting that it would not carry out the procedure ordered in the internal regulations of the Chamber of VG.
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