After three and a half years in office, the governor of Tocantins, Wanderlei Barbosa (Republicans), fulfilled five of 18 promises made during the re-election campaign in 2022, according to a survey by g1. The Politicians' Promises project, by g1, monitors the fulfillment of commitments made by candidates for mayors, state governments and the Presidency of the Republic. At this stage of the project, the survey considers a balance of what was delivered between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2026, a period equivalent to three and a half years of office. Of the 18 commitments made by the then candidate in the 2022 elections: 5 were fully fulfilled 7 were partially fulfilled 6 commitments were not fulfilled Monitoring politicians' promises has been carried out by g1 journalists from all over Brazil since 2015. The checking teams follow their own methodology to monitor the commitments made by government officials. See the criteria. When the mandate ends, in December, the survey is updated. See below the promises separated by themes: Education Health Environment Administration Economy Public safety Infrastructure Human rights Implement 15 new full-time schools The promise was partially fulfilled. The state opened three new full-time schools out of the 15 it had promised during the campaign. The units delivered were: ETI Profª Oneide da Cruz Mousinho in Araguatins (2023), Colégio Estadual Olavo Bilac in Itaguatins (2024) and Escola Estadual de Tempo Integral Maria Batista Ribeiro in Palmas (2025). What the government says: It informs that five schools are under construction and should offer, in total, 2,380 places. It highlights that the state has 66 schools in the Full-Time School system. And that, between 2023 and 2026, two other schools were renovated and delivered: Colégio Militar do Estado do Tocantins Jorge Humberto Camargo (CAIC) — Araguaína (2026) — and Colégio Estadual Getúlio Vargas — Ananás (2023). Resuming the Book Exhibition The government did not hold the Book Exhibition between 2023 and June 2026. The last edition took place in 2015 and featured lectures, book launches and national and regional shows. What the government says: It states that it has prioritized investments in the structures of school units, but that Seduc has developed actions to encourage reading in pedagogical projects. Expand the Palmas General Hospital In 2024, the government announced the delivery of 11 beds to care for people with strokes and nine beds for the post-operative period of major surgeries. In August 2024, the government inaugurated five renovated spaces, including the kitchen and new emergency room environments, in addition to the delivery of a new hemodynamic machine. In 2026, the state signed a contract with Hospital de Amor for oncology services that include elective, urgent and emergency procedures. R$67 million were invested. R$5.9 million were also invested in two tomographs for the HGP and a portable X-ray device was purchased. Build the Mother and Child Hospital The promise was partially fulfilled. The hospital unit is under construction, but has not yet been delivered. In May 2025, the government signed a work order for the construction of the State Women's and Maternity Hospital, which should replace the Children's Hospital. The unit is built on block 1.301 Sul, in Palmas, on a 25 thousand m² plot of land. The investment is R$299 million. What the government says: Delivery is expected to take 18 months and 46% of the works have been completed. It highlights that blocks of the unit are expected to be delivered by December 2026, and the works are expected to be completed in the first half of 2027. Completion of the Araguaína General Hospital by the end of 2023 The hospital was not completed until June 2026. The promise that predicted delivery for 2023 was made in an interview with TV Anhanguera in October 2022. What the government says: Inform that 73% of the hospital structure was completed, with more than R$190 million invested in works. The outpatient and emergency room blocks are in the finishing phase. The forecast is that, by December 2026, 90% of the works will be completed. Reduce deforestation in the state According to data from MabBiomas, which is a collaborative network, formed by NGOs, universities and technology companies, there was no reduction in deforestation during the 3 and a half years of mandate in relation to the same period of the previous mandate: between January 2023 and June 2026, 501,001.9 hectares of deforestation were recorded. Between January 2019 and June 2022, 338,518.5 were registered -- an increase of 47.9%. What the government says: In 2024, 152,083 hectares were recorded deforested, representing a drop of 33.6% compared to 2023. In 2025, deforestation fell to 101,233 hectares, a reduction of 33.4% compared to 2024. The government states that with advances in environmental control and regularization actions, Tocantins had a continuous growth in authorized deforestation. Between 2023 and 2025, the percentage increased from 65% in 2023 to 71% in 2024 and reaching 74% in 2025. In 2024, a Joint Normative Instruction determined the suspension of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the embargo of areas with unauthorized deforestation, resulting in the suspension of more than 400 registrations. There was also the Signing of the Pact for Zero Illegal Deforestation, a commitment signed between the Government of Tocantins and entities in the productive sector to eradicate illegal deforestation by 2030. Reduce fires in the state According to an analysis of open data from the Inpe Fire Bank, there was no reduction during the 3 and a half years of the mandate in relation to the same period of the previous mandate: between January 2023 and June 2026), were recorded 40,931 fires. Between January 2019 and June 2022, 38,500 outbreaks were registered - an increase of around 6.8%. What the government says: It states that continuous actions were taken to prevent, monitor and combat forest fires, with a reduction in
Wanderlei Barbosa's promises: governor of TO implemented the state lottery; fire reduction target was not met
After three and a half years in office, the governor of Tocantins, Wanderlei Barbosa (Republicans), fulfilled five of 18 promises made during the re-election campaign in 2022, according to a survey by g1. The...
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