Limits between Aracaju and São Cristóvão: government sends study of deviations to IBGE The Special Secretariat for Planning, Budget and Innovation of Sergipe (Seplan) delivered the study that establishes small deviations of residences and natural elements of the new territorial limits between Aracaju and São Cristóvão to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), responsible for updating the official cartography of the municipalities. ? Click here to follow the g1 SE channel on WhatsApp According to the Secretary of State for Planning, Júlio Filgueira, the study was carried out with the participation of representatives from both municipalities after an agreement signed in the Federal Court. “We have been promoting together with the city halls in the field and in cartographic studies what the cutouts should be, allowing both city halls in the area to identify the residences, businesses and public equipment that will be located in São Cristóvão and Aracaju.”, explained the secretary. Territorial limit between Aracaju and São Cristóvão TV Sergipe According to the map prepared by Seplan, around 25% of the territory of Bairro Mosqueiro will now be considered part of São Cristóvão, including Orlinha Pôr do Sol. In Bairro Matapuã, most of the area will become part of São Cristóvão. In the Areia Branca neighborhood, the territory is divided in approximately half between the two cities. The Santa Maria neighborhood is the least affected, with only a small, sparsely inhabited area incorporated into São Cristóvão. For São Cristóvão, the redefinition of limits could represent an increase in transfers from the Municipal Participation Fund (FPM) and other revenues linked to the territory. However, the municipality will also assume responsibility for offering public services in the incorporated areas. "We need to establish a schedule for the transfer of the administration from Aracaju to São Cristóvão, with the sharing of data and the actions of all subjects who have participated in the process until then. The mayor is stating that he is prepared to take over the territory and there is planning for this", stated Diego Araújo, deputy attorney of São Cristóvão. The Attorney General of the Municipality of Aracaju informed that it will not comment at the moment. Plebiscite The Senate had approved, in March this year, the Complementary Bill that defines guidelines for holding a plebiscite before the dismemberment of part of a municipality for incorporation into another, which influences the territorial dispute in the Expansion Zone between Aracaju and São Cristóvão. According to the project, part of the territory of a municipality can only be separated, for the purposes of incorporation into another, through an initiative by the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe (Alese), a feasibility study and approval, in a plebiscite, by the voters of the municipalities involved. According to the Secretary of State for Planning, the legal deadlines make it unfeasible to hold a plebiscite for the population of the two municipalities to decide on the change in the 2026 elections. “The law says that the popular consultation, exceptionally in 2026, must observe a minimum period of 60 days. This means that the plebiscite should be called by the 4th or 5th of August", pointed out Júlio Filgueira. In a note, the Legislative Assembly of Sergipe (Alese) informed that it monitors compliance with the judicial decision on the definition of the limits between Aracaju and São Cristóvão. Alese highlighted that the State and the two municipalities signed, on the 17th of July, a term of technical agreement on the drawing of the border, a document already sent to the IBGE and the Federal Court. According to the Assembly, after the completion of the technical analysis and the definitive definition of the limits, it will be up to the state Legislature to prepare the Municipal Feasibility Study, a step foreseen in federal legislation to continue the process of possible territorial redefinition. Alese also stated that it will wait for the completion of the technical and judicial steps before adopting the measures within its jurisdiction. 2012, confirming that it was unconstitutional in Aracaju to establish new territorial limits in 1989, without consulting the interested population.