São Paulo Council Committee Meets to Consider Impeachment Petition Against Mayor Nunes Over Election-Day Bus Service

A special committee of São Paulo's city council met on October 29 at 4:30 p.m. local time to consider an impeachment petition against Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB). The petition was filed on October 25, the day of the presidential runoff, by three PSol councillors: Celso Giannazi, Amanda Paschoal and Silvia da Bancada Feminista.

The allegation: the bus fleet fell short of 100% on voting day

The petition alleges the city failed to carry out an electoral court order requiring 100% of the bus fleet to be on the road on October 25, leaving insufficient service for voters trying to reach polling stations. The special committee considering the petition includes Hélio Rodrigues (PT), Luana Alves (PSol), Rubinho Nunes (União), Major Palumbo (PP), Kenji Ito (Podemos), Sandra Santana (MDB) and Sandra Tadeu (PL).

Protest at city hall already held; two more set for the weekend

On the night of October 28, councillor Luana Alves led protesters outside city hall; two further protests against the mayor are scheduled for October 30 at Praça Roosevelt and October 31 at Largo da Batata. No public report of the committee's decision had appeared at the time of writing; this article reports only the meeting and the petition, and prejudges no outcome.