Mangaratiba

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Mangaratiba
Municipality
Município de Mangaratiba
Itacuruçá
Itacuruçá
Flag of Mangaratiba
Flag
Official seal of Mangaratiba
Seal
Location of Mangaratiba in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Mangaratiba in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Mangaratiba is located in Brazil
Mangaratiba
Mangaratiba
Location of Mangaratiba in Brazil
Coordinates: 22°57′36″S 44°02′27″W / 22.96000°S 44.04083°W / -22.96000; -44.04083
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Rio de Janeiro
Government
 • PrefeitoAarão de Moura Brito Neto (PPS)
Area
 • Total356.408 km2 (137.610 sq mi)
Elevation
355 m (1,165 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total45,220
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitewww.mangaratiba.rj.gov.br

Mangaratiba (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐ̃gaɾɐˈtʃibɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population is 45,220 (2020) and its area is 352 km2.[2]

Part of the Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables was shot in the central part of the city. The pier that is exploded in the film is the pier that the main ferry to Ilha Grande uses as its base of operation.

Many large bulk carriers enter the port of Mangaratiba, fetching heavy loads of iron ore bound for especially European ports. As such, the port of Mangaratiba is one of the largest in Brazil.[citation needed]

Political crisis[edit]

The municipality of Mangaratiba has been suffering from what has been described as a "strong political crisis".[3] Many of the recent city's mayors have been arrested during their terms, which at times have triggered supplementary elections at odd years outside of the usual 4-year cycle.

Timeline of Mangaratiba mayors
Name Took office Left office Notes
Aarão de Moura Brito Neto 2005 2010 Aarão Neto and his vice-mayor, Marcelo Tenório da Cruz, were accused of abuse of power, purchase of votes and irregular campaigning on local newspapers. They were removed from office in 2010, and were made ineligible for 4 years after what would be the end of their term.[4] This was clarified in 2018 by the Superior Electoral Court, who specified Aarão's ineligibility lasted from 5 October 2008 through 5 October 2016.[5]
Edison Ramos 7 October 2010 1 March 2011 Acted as interim mayor through the transition. Edison would later also be a fugitive (and subsequently be arrested) along with Vitinho during the 2018 investigations.[6]
Evandro Bertino Jorge ("Evandro Capixaba") 1 March 2011 17 April 2015 After Aarão's removal from office, a supplementary election was held and in 2011 Evandro Jorge was elected with 55.76% of the vote.[7] In 2013, he was reelected and served until 2015. That year, Evandro would be arrested,[8] and later sentenced to 52 years in prison for the embezzlement of R$ 10 million between March 2011 and December 2013.[9]
Ruy Tavares Quintanilha 17 April 2015 2016 Acted as interim mayor through the transition.
Aarão de Moura Brito Neto 2016 14 June 2018 In 2016, Aarão campaigned and was reelected. However, in 2018 the Superior Electoral Court intervened since, as they reasoned, the elections took place on 2 October 2016 and Aarão's ineligibility would only end on 5 October 2016, so he was elected before he could even have campaigned.[3][10]
Vitor Tenório Santos ("Vitinho") 29 June 2018 31 August 2018 After Aarão was removed from office, the president of the municipal council ("Câmara de Vereadores" of Mangaratiba), Vitinho, assumed as interim mayor.[3] A couple of months after taking office, there was an arrest warrant out for Vitinho, during an investigation on over R$17 million spent by the municipal council on travels.[11] Vitinho was deemed a fugitive of the law until 2021, when he was found and arrested.[12]
Carlos Alberto Ferreira Graçano ("Charles da Locadora") 11 September 2018 20 November 2018 There was some controversy when Charles took office as mayor. He was acting as interim president of the municipal council after Vitinho had become mayor. With Vitinho's disappearance, Charles then took the opportunity to become interim mayor, but the Ministério Público deemed there should be an election to decide the city council's president, who would then become interim mayor.[13][14]
Alan Campos da Costa ("Alan Bombeiro", lit. 'Alan the Firefighter') 2018 11 February 2022 Elected during a supplementary election in 2018 and reelected in 2020.[3] Alan and his vice-mayor, Alcimar Moreira Carvalho, were removed from office in 2022 and made ineligible for 8 years, accused of abuse of power for hiring almost 2 thousand people as a means to buy votes for the reelection.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-01-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c d "Alan Bombeiro, do PP, é reeleito prefeito de Mangaratiba" [PP's Alan, the Firefighter, reelected as mayor of Mangaratiba]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 November 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Prefeito de Mangaratiba (RJ) é cassado e cidade pode ter novas eleições" [Mangaratiba's mayor is removed from office and city may have new elections]. UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "TSE cassa registro do prefeito de Mangaratiba (RJ) e determina novas eleições" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ Bruno, Cássio (7 April 2020). "Filho de ex-vereador preso morre com suspeita de coronavírus no Rio" [Former arrested city councilor's son dies, suspected coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro]. Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Mangaratiba elege Evandro Capixaba como novo prefeito" [Mangaratiba elects Evandro Capixaba as new mayor]. O Estado de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 February 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Prefeito de Mangaratiba/RJ é preso sob suspeita de desviar R$ 10 milhões" [Mangaratiba mayor arrested under suspicion of embezzling R$ 10 million]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Ex-prefeito de Mangaratiba é condenado a 52 anos de prisão" [Former Mangaratiba mayor sentenced to 52 years in prison]. O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ Macedo, Aline (14 June 2018). "TSE cassa candidatura de Aarão; Mangaratiba terá novas eleições". Extra. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Prefeito e ex-presidentes da Câmara de Vereadores de Mangaratiba, RJ, são alvos de operação" [Mayor and former presidents of Câmara de Vereadores of Mangaratiba, RJ, are targets of operation]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Ex-prefeito interino de Mangaratiba é preso por irregularidades no pagamento de servidores e vereadores" [Former interim mayor of Mangaratiba is arrested for irregularities in staff's payment]. Extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ Heringer, Carolina (7 September 2018). "Presidente da Câmara de Vereadores de Mangaratiba assume prefeitura" [President of the Mangaratiba city council assumes municipal government]. Extra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  14. ^ Prado, Amanda; de Lannoy, Carlos (24 September 2018). "Mangaratiba elege novo prefeito em outubro; político será o 4º nos últimos 2 anos" [Mangaratiba elects new mayor in October; politician will be the 4th in the last 2 years]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Prefeito e vice-prefeito de Mangaratiba têm mandatos cassados pela Justiça Eleitoral por abuso de poder" [Mangaratiba's mayor and vice-mayor are removed from office by Electoral Justice for abuse of power]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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