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Two Brazilian Vice‑Mayors Die Within Days, One While Facing Corruption Allegations

Their deaths have prompted local mourning and left one ongoing prosecutorial complaint unresolved in São Paulo

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Ivana Meury exercia pela terceira vez, cargo de vice-prefeita e possuía profunda ligação com história política da região
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Overview

  • Ivana Meury, the three‑term vice‑mayor of Teofilândia in Bahia, died while hospitalized and municipal officials announced funeral arrangements and suspended local classes to allow public homage.
  • Juliana Maria Teixeira da Costa, vice‑mayor of Ribeira in São Paulo, died in a reported accident on Saturday, Sept. 26, and the city released a condolence note saying she leaves two children.
  • The Ministério Público of São Paulo had accused Juliana of belonging to a group that steered health contracts between 2021 and 2024 and of diverting R$41,200 from the municipal health fund, including payments routed through W. F. da Silva Treinamentos Ltda to a spiritual practitioner identified as Samantha.
  • Municipal administrations in both towns confirmed the deaths, organized funerals, and emphasized the personal and political ties of the deceased, with reporting noting Ivana’s long family connection to Teofilândia’s local leadership.
  • The legal proceeding against Juliana remains in the record and has not been reported as changed following her death, a development that could complicate the municipal investigation and any civil or criminal follow‑up by prosecutors.