Court Suspends R$800,000 Nattan Concert Contract in Campo Maior

Overview

• A Piauí court issued a preliminary order that suspends the R$800,000 contract for Nattan's performance and blocks that sum in a judicial account while further payments are banned.
• The suspension responds to a complaint from the state Public Ministry alleging the town faces a fiscal crisis with unpaid judicial debts, pension obligations and reports of salary delays.
• The judge demanded that the municipality produce payment documents such as commitment notes, liquidations and bank orders identifying beneficiaries within 48 hours to show whether the money was properly spent.
• Campo Maior's city hall has appealed the ruling, says it already paid the artist and plans to present records and seek reversal, leaving the Festejo de Santo Antônio's headline show in legal uncertainty.
• Public prosecutors pointed to broader municipal problems, including more than R$4.9 million in court-ordered debts called precatórios and a court condemnation over an open dump, which they say make large discretionary entertainment spending questionable and could prompt wider scrutiny of local finances.