# Bom Jesus das Selvas municipal procurement investigation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bom-jesus-das-selvas-municipal-procurement-investigation
> Updated: 2026-08-24T16:28:20.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2.

The Maranhão Public Prosecutor's Office (MPMA) recommended the suspension of an electronic bidding process in Bom Jesus das Selvas valued at approximately R$ 9.2 million for municipal vehicle fleet services. The MP identified several procedural irregularities, such as references to a non-existent engineering technical report, incorrect invoicing dates, and unexplained changes to appeal deadlines.

Additionally, the MP requested the suspension of a R$ 2.6 million contract linked to the same bidding process, alleging possible favoritism, collusion, and unequal treatment of bidders. While Mayor Franklin Duarte’s administration acknowledged that the cited engineering document did not exist and stated that invoicing errors had been corrected, the prosecutor ordered the municipality to halt all related expenditures and contract executions pending further investigation.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: Maranhão Public Defender's Office provides 2,700 services in Bom Jesus das Selvas

The Maranhão Public Defender's Office provided nearly 3,000 free legal and documentation services in Bom Jesus das Selvas during a three-day mobile outreach initiative.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/maranho-public-defenders-office-provides-2700-services-in-bom-jesus-das-selvas

### 2026-08-03: Bom Jesus das Selvas municipal procurement under MP scrutiny

Maranhão prosecutors urged Bom Jesus das Selvas to suspend a R$9.2 million municipal bidding and a R$2.6 million contract over missing documents, invoice errors, and deadline changes.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bom-jesus-das-selvas-municipal-procurement-under-mp-scrutiny

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Cite as: Bom Jesus das Selvas municipal procurement investigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/bom-jesus-das-selvas-municipal-procurement-investigation
