Nova Tebas Council Session Lasts Under 20 Seconds

Overview

• A video from the chamber's official livestream shows Vice‑President Vanderley Borgert opening the 11th ordinary session and declaring it "fracassada" after under 20 seconds because the majority was absent during the May 18 meeting.
• The council's Regimento Interno requires a majority of the nine members to open and hold sessions, which is why a single councillor in the chamber could not continue proceedings.
• The seven councillors who traveled to Brasília attended the XXVII Marcha a Brasília em Defesa dos Municípios and requested per diárias of R$1,200 for five days, and the delegation plus an accompanying public servant produced a reported total cost of about R$48,000 to public coffers.
• The only councillor who remained in Nova Tebas told a local broadcaster she did not attend because she expected colleagues to be absent and the minimum quorum would not be met.
• The Câmara issued an official note saying legislative work is up to date and affirming transparency and legality, and no sanctions or further procedural actions were reported in the coverage reviewed though the episode has raised public questions about travel spending and local accountability.