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TRF-3 Suspends Sorocaba Mayor Rodrigo Manga for Six Months Over Health-Contract Probe

The suspension arises from the second phase of a Federal Police investigation into suspected irregularities in municipal health contracting.

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Overview

  • Vice-mayor Fernando Neto of the PSD assumes the leadership of the city on an interim basis.
  • Businessman Marco Silva Mott, identified as a friend of the mayor, was placed in preventive detention on suspicion of lobbying and money laundering tied to municipal contracts.
  • Judges ordered the seizure and freezing of assets of investigated parties totaling about R$6.5 million and restricted contact among some suspects.
  • After being notified while in Brasília, Rodrigo Manga posted a video rejecting the move and claiming the actions are politically motivated.
  • Operation Copia e Cola is in its second phase, following earlier searches that included the mayor’s residence.