Jacareí City Hall says it will begin the process to expropriate the Caoa Chery factory Disclosure/Caoa Cherry The Jacareí City Council announced this Monday (20) that it will begin the administrative procedures to expropriate the area of ??the Caoa Chery factory, which has been deactivated since 2022. The decision was taken after the end of the one-year period granted to the automaker to present a plan to resume activities. According to the municipality, the company did not present a concrete proposal for the reactivation of the unit. The decision was communicated in a letter sent to the president of the CAOA Group, Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Andrade Filho, and the general manager of Chery International Brasil, Cláudio Guowei Xu. In the document, Mayor Celso Florêncio (PL) states that the city hall will continue with the internal procedures necessary for the editing and publication of the decree expropriating the property. g1 contacted Caoa Cherry and is awaiting a response. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp According to the city hall, negotiations with the company have been going on since June 2025. At the time, the municipality requested clarification about the future of the unit and received a response considered cordial, but without concrete information about the plans for the factory.
Jacareí City Hall says it will begin the process to expropriate Caoa Chery factory
Jacareí City Hall says it will begin the process to expropriate the Caoa Chery factory Disclosure/Caoa Cherry The Jacareí City Council announced this Monday (20) that it will begin the administrative procedures to...
In July last year, the municipal administration reinforced the request for a meeting and clarification and informed the company of its intention to discuss the creation of progressive IPTU for underutilized industrial properties. Shortly afterwards, on July 21, 2025, it formally notified Caoa Chery about the possibility of reversing the donation or expropriation of the area, granting a period of 45 days to present a plan to resume activities. New letter According to the municipality, the deadline was extended to 12 months at the request of the companies themselves, so that they could structure a consistent proposal for reactivating the industrial plant. Even so, the city hall states that it did not receive updated information that would allow it to monitor the preparation or execution of a plan for the return of production. The municipal administration also reported that, in April this year, it sent a new letter reiterating the charge and asking for an objective statement about the companies' interest in building a consensual solution to the impasse. "In view of this scenario, we inform you that the Municipality of Jacareí will continue with the internal administrative procedures necessary for the edition and publication of the decree expropriating the property, in accordance with the applicable legislation, with the objective of ensuring that the property fulfills its socioeconomic function for the benefit of the Municipality and its population", states the mayor in the letter. Despite the decision to move forward with the process, the city hall states that it remains open to dialogue and the presentation of an objective and concrete proposal by companies. The Caoa Chery factory in Jacareí has ??been deactivated since 2022. In July 2025, the city council announced its intention to expropriate the area if the automaker did not present a plan to resume vehicle production in the city. At the time, the administration claimed that the company was not fulfilling obligations assumed when it received the area from the municipality, including generating jobs and maintaining industrial activity. Jacareí City Hall threatens to expropriate land from automaker See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region
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