Mangaba collectors protest in Barra dos Coqueiros The Federal Court suspended voting on the Bill that provides for the construction of popular housing in an area that had been donated to the Mangaba Collectors Association, in the municipality of Barra dos Coqueiros. The vote on the proposal in the City Council was scheduled to take place this Thursday (16). The preliminary decision was granted by the 3rd Federal Court in Sergipe in a writ of mandamus. With the determination, the project's urgency regime is suspended, preventing voting at this time. The Court also prohibited any act that would allow the land to be repurposed. ? Click here to follow the g1 SE channel on WhatsApp The land has been at the center of an impasse since the municipal administration of Barra dos Coqueiros decided to revoke the donation made to the waste pickers association to recover the area. The case had been handled at the administrative level by the municipality, but began to be discussed in court after the mobilization of the workers and the intervention of the Federal Court. Mangaba collectors defend the maintenance of traditional territory to preserve extractive activities and the subsistence of families in the region. The city hall claims that the area was inactive and will be used for public housing. Federal Court suspends vote on PL that provides for housing in an area donated to mangaba collectors in SE Reproduction/TV Sergipe