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Brazilian municipalities boost infrastructure projects across multiple cities
Mayors and municipal administrations in several Brazilian cities reported progress on a range of public‑works initiatives. In Guarujá do Sul (São Paulo) the administration resumed pavement work in the Dil neighbourhood, prepared a new stretch of Rua Presidente Getúlio Vargas and plans to asphalt the access to Linha Caravaggio. Várzea Grande (Mato Grosso) carried out deep‑pavement repairs on Avenida Tricolor and launched a land‑regularisation meeting for the Construmat neighbourhood. Balsas (Maranhão) highlighted dozens of projects, including plaza revitalisations, school upgrades, new market construction and extensive asphalt paving in multiple districts. Niterói (Rio de Janeiro) advanced a Supercenter of Exams, Imaging and Specialties capable of 7,000 monthly examinations and opened a new municipal school, while also seeking federal support for naval‑industry revival, sanitation expansion and a light‑rail line. Campo Grande (Mato Grosso do Sul) began a R$ 16.1 million drainage and paving programme in the Los Angeles neighbourhood, with a second phase adding further kilometres of works. Other municipal actions included a large‑scale waste‑collection drive in Guarujá, a coordinated operation to shut a clandestine scrapyard in Niterói, the inauguration of the Jaguaribe sewage‑treatment plant serving 400 000 residents in Natal, and a city council vote in Várzea Grande to enlarge the limit for supplementary budget credits from 5 % to 20 %. Across these locations, officials emphasised the benefits of improved mobility, safety, health services, educational capacity and fiscal flexibility for residents.