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Categories: POLITICS

Cuiabá mayor: WhatsApp purge, leave plan, motor‑patrol roll‑

Entities: Cuiabá City Council · Ilde Taques · Katiuscia Mantelli · Podemos (Brazilian political party) · Abilio Brunini

Overview

The Municipal Development Strategic Council’s review of Cuiabá’s Master Plan triggered a cascade of legal and political moves. A state‑court judge suspended Mayor Abílio Brunini’s decree imposing a 200 m² minimum lot size; Brunini responded with a 50 m² rule for apartments, a three‑year program to reclaim abandoned properties and the hiring of 96 permanent staff via Complementary Law 609. He also filed an ADI to replace the council’s two‑thirds quorum rule for internal‑regulation changes with a simple‑majority rule, a move seen as supporting council president Paula Calil’s re‑election bid.

Legal challenges narrowed when the Tribunal de Contas and the Ministério Público dismissed a complaint about Brunini’s alleged misuse of municipal communication staff on 10 July. A poll on 13 July showed his approval at 53.9 %.

The conflict over WhatsApp communications intensified. On 16 July Brunini expelled councilors Dilemário Alencar and Baixinha Giraldelli after they withheld support for the 2027 Budget Guidelines Law, which failed to reach the required 14‑vote quorum, and renamed the channel “Group of 12,” noting five earlier expulsions. He also announced a 15‑day leave in September to accompany his wife, Samantha Iris, in her state deputy campaign, with vice‑mayor Vânia Rosa slated to assume mayoral duties.

On 21 July Brunini inaugurated the city’s new Tactical Motor‑Patrol unit, “Cavaleiros de Aço,” after 60 days of training for 27 officers, beginning a 15‑day operational test to bolster anti‑crime efforts. The mayor reiterated his planned September leave, confirming Rosa (MDB) as the likely acting mayor, while noting that if Rosa cannot serve, council president Calil would step in.

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini Clashes with Council Over Secretarial Offer

    Cuiabá mayor Abilio Brunini offered Podemos a secretariat tied to Ilde Taques, prompting councilor Katiuscia Mantelli to accuse him of political maneuvering; Brunini later rebuked opposition for using social‑媒体

  2. 10 days ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini Starts Tactical Motor‑Patrol Program and Takes 15‑Day Leave

    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini inaugurated a tactical motor‑patrol training for 27 officers and announced a 15‑day leave to support his wife’s state‑legislature campaign, with vice‑mayor Vânia Rosa slated to take‑

  3. 14 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini ousts councilors from executive WhatsApp group and seeks 15‑day leave for spouse's campaign

    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini removed two councilors from an executive WhatsApp group after a failed LDO vote and plans a 15‑day leave in September to support his wife’s state deputy campaign, with the vice‑mayor

  4. 18 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini’s Administration Reaches 53.9% Approval in Latest Survey

    Cuiabá mayor Abilio Brunini’s approval rose to 53.9%, with education and waste collection earning top ratings, while sanitation, transparency and transport remain challenges.

  5. 20 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abílio Brunini Confronts Legal Scrutiny and Council Reform Effort

    Cuiabá Mayor Abílio Brunini cleared of staff‑misuse accusations while filing a court action to lower council quorum for ally Paula Calil’s re‑election; his wife Samantha Iris praised a proposal to lead PL Mulhe

  6. 21 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    Cuiabá mayor's office appeals court suspension of lotting decree

    Cuiabá’s government appealed a court injunction that halted a decree pausing approval of small‑parcel lotting projects, arguing the measure is a temporary police‑power action, not a new regulation.

  7. 25 days ago

    [POLITICS] 7 sources
    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini pushes legal and political moves to lower council quorum and enable re‑election

    Cuiabá Mayor Abilio Brunini sued to cut the council’s two‑thirds quorum, aiming to allow president Paula Calil’s re‑election, while also threatening court action over the municipal market and criticizing low‑‑c

  8. 27 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Cuiabá court suspends mayor's decree limiting new lot sizes

    A Mato Grosso State Court judge suspended Mayor Abilio Brunini's decree imposing a 200 m² minimum size for new lots in Cuiabá, citing lack of legal basis and separation‑of‑powers concerns.

  9. about 2 months ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Cuiabá Council Begins Review of Master Plan and Minimum Lot Size Policy

    Cuiabá’s council launched a review of its Master Plan and a proposal for a 200 m² minimum lot size, creating three thematic chambers to guide urban development and environmental measures.

Sources

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