Mato Grosso government signs biomass pact as health CPI hearings and legal rulings intensify state affairs

The state of Mato Grosso and its Public Ministry signed an Environmental Commitment Agreement establishing a Forest Development Plan. The plan sets targets to expand planted forests to more than 700,000 ha and sustainable forest management to at least 6.5 million ha by 2040, and mandates a gradual shift of industrial biomass use from native forests to planted sources. Governor Otaviano Pivetta called the pact “a great opportunity for small producers” and highlighted its role in sustainable economic development.

The Legislative Assembly’s Health CPI began hearings of eight companies suspected of irregularities in contracts with the State Health Secretariat. CPI President Wilson Santos said the hearings aim to clarify allegations of overpricing and partial or non‑delivery of services.

The State Court of Accounts mediated a new technical agreement between the Health Secretariat and the Mato Grosso Cancer Hospital to restructure a stalled contract and ensure continued free oncology care. The agreement includes a contract amendment and a financial addendum, and the hospital announced a new chemotherapy wing to triple its capacity.

In a separate court ruling, Judge Jamilson Haddad Campos ordered former governor Pedro Taques and the state PSDB party to pay a debt stemming from the 2018 electoral campaign, which could exceed R$ 2.5 million after interest and corrections.