Traditional football team from the interior of SP has its stadium seized due to IPTU debt The Court seized on Friday (17) the Décio Vitta stadium, which belongs to Rio Branco Esporte Clube, the only professional football team in Americana (SP), due to a debt of R$ 108.6 thousand due to non-payment of Urban Property and Territorial Tax (IPTU) in 2023. With the seizure, the stadium could be taken to auction to pay the debt. The decision was made after City Hall notified the club, in December 2024, and still did not receive the amounts. ? What is attachment? It is a judicial act that seizes the debtor's assets to guarantee payment of a debt, occurring in enforcement proceedings when voluntary payment is not made. After the seizure is confirmed, the debtor can present a defense to try to reverse the decision, seek an agreement or pay the debt to prevent the goods from being put up for auction. This is the second asset of Rio Branco targeted by IPTU debts. In April of this year, the Court ordered the seizure of a property known as Sede Náutica, in the Boa Esperança neighborhood, close to the Salto Grande Dam. g1 contacted the Americana team, who did not respond until the last update of this article. City Hall declined to comment on the matter. Collection Garnishment was the result of an action filed by the Municipality of Americana Edvaldo de Souza/EPTV The action was filed by the municipality on December 2, 2024. At the time, according to the administration's calculation, Rio Branco's debt relating to the 2023 IPTU was R$77,647.27. Of the total, R$19,198.73 was for correction, interest and fine. The court granted a period of five days, after notification, for the institution to pay the tax. In March of this year, City Hall reported that the debt had not yet been paid off and asked the Court to seize the stadium. The measure was confirmed by the judge on the 17th. According to a survey by the municipality, the updated value of the debt is R$ 108,645.49 — as the interest and fine increase over the years. Stadium has other seizures and debts Justice seized the stadium Décio Vitta due to IPTU debt Gustavo Gomiero/Prefeitura de Americana According to the active debt guides of the Municipality of Americana, Rio Branco has other debts due to non-payment of IPTU on the stadium, two of which have already resulted in seizures. The debts come from 2021: IPTU 2021: R$ 118,444.25 (attachment determined on October 24, 2025) IPTU 2022: R$ 108,677.88 (attachment determined on April 10, 2026) IPTU 2023: R$ 108,645.49 (attachment determined on July 17 2026) IPTU 2024: R$ 100,129.99 IPTU 2025: R$ 90,771.26 Added together, the debts reach the amount of R$ 526,668.87. The Décio Vitta stadium was opened on May 1, 1977 and has a total capacity of 16,300 fans, although only 9,647 are allowed according to engineering reports from the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF). Nautical Headquarters Image area of ??the Nautical Headquarters of Rio Branco Claudio Gioria/Personal archive Rio Branco has also suffered from seizures of its "Nautical Headquarters", which is the structure for multi-sport and social activities. The property has 84 thousand square meters and has fields, courts, swimming pool, gym and barbecue areas. The debts, which have been coming since 2011, reach R$864,428.71, according to updated values, but have increased significantly since 2016: IPTU 2011: R$4,347.74 IPTU 2012: R$4,350.49 IPTU 2013: R$4,244.58 IPTU 2014: R$ 3,890.19 IPTU 2015: R$ 3,389.33 IPTU 2016: R$ 109,531.97 IPTU 2017: R$ 112,393.52 IPTU 2018: R$ 108,807.22 IPTU 2019: R$ 102,515.58 IPTU 2020: R$ 96,776.32 IPTU 2021: R$ 86,304.43 In the case of debts from 2017 and 2018, the seizures also affected areas of Décio Vitta. 18 years of 1st division Estádio Décio Vitta in the 2025 game Cairo Oliveira/EPTV Since April 2024, Rio Branco has been in judicial recovery to resolve labor and unsecured debts. The team, founded in 1913, is the only one that competes in professional tournaments in Americana and this year participated in the Campeonato Paulista Series A-3, equivalent to the third state division. From 1991 to 2007 and in 2010, Rio Branco competed in Paulistão, the first division. Furthermore, it is the state team with the most participation in the Brazilian Series C Championship in history. The club has, in its history, two interior titles won in 1922 and 1923, in addition to being champion of Series A-3 in 2012 and Series A-4 in 2024. VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region See more news about the region on g1 Campinas