Tabata sues the Public Prosecutor’s Office against SP councilor – 06/06/2023 – Panel

Federal deputy Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP) filed a complaint with the São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office against councilor Adilson Amadeu (União Brasil-SP), requesting that the body initiate an investigation to investigate possible irregularities related to the vote on the revision of the Master Plan in São Paulo.

The Panel revealed that the councilor sent a WhatsApp message to the board of Secovi-SP (the union of construction companies in São Paulo) in which he charges a “compensation” to help in the re-election of the mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), for the proposal of review of the city’s Master Plan.

In the text, Amadeu points out that the substitute, drawn up by councilor Rodrigo Goulart (PSD), “received almost all of the requests from this recognized entity [Secovi]”, which resulted in “heavy political burden on friend Mayor Ricardo Nunes”. He is part of Nunes’ allied base and was a titular member of Conpresp (Municipal Council for the Preservation of Historic, Cultural and Environmental Heritage) from March 2020 to May from 2023.

“This revelation proves what was already suspected: the revision of the Master Plan is not responding to the interests of the city, but to the electoral objectives of Mayor Ricardo Nunes”, says Tabata. “It is disrespectful to the population, to the City Council and even to construction companies, by subjecting them to a situation of political harassment”, he adds.

The project has been criticized by urban planners for opening loopholes to intensify the verticalization of the city, allowing the construction of more parking spaces close to public transport axes and providing options for contractors not to pay in cash the fee to build above the established limit.

Amadeu’s message was sent on Wednesday (31), the day on which the first vote on the revision of the Master Plan took place. To be approved, the law will still need to undergo a second appreciation by the Chamber, which should take place on June 21.

“I say this because, politically, a heavy political burden was placed on this opportunity for my friend Mayor Ricardo Nunes, and therefore I question what Secovi will do to help our mayor in his re-election? Sorry for the outburst, but a sensitive policy like this deserves a counterpart to the height, and I sincerely hope that it will help you to show the city that the mayor, by listening to your entity, made the best choice for the municipality as well as for its political progress”, wrote Amadeu in the message.

The councilor claims that he acted on his own initiative, without consulting Nunes, and that the counterpart he charges from builders is that they carry out social housing works.

In a note, the mayor states that “he is unaware of the initiative, which is the sole and exclusive responsibility of the councilor”, and that “what prevailed in the project sent by the Executive were the technical studies and suggestions received in the public hearings in which all sectors were heard, without any conditions.”

Secovi states in a note that it “vehemently repudiates any statement referring to personal or electoral counterparts”.

“The entity is unaware of the aforementioned exchanges of messages and reaffirms its position, guided by the technical and social aspects of housing policies publicly defended by its directors and presidents”, he declares.

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