STF Panel Reviews Sorocaba Mayor Rodrigo Manga’s Reinstatement

Overview

• The Supreme Court’s Second Panel opened a virtual review on Friday to decide if Rodrigo Manga stays in office under a provisional order from Justice Nunes Marques.
• Because the 180-day removal imposed by a lower court ends Monday, the case could be declared moot and closed without judging whether the reinstatement was correct.
• Manga was removed on November 6, 2025 by the TRF-3 to protect an ongoing probe, the STJ upheld that order, and Nunes Marques restored him on March 31 after 145 days out.
• In February, federal prosecutors charged Manga, his wife, and others for an alleged scheme that diverted health funds through contracts with the group Iase, citing corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering.
• The investigation, called Operation Copia e Cola, targets emergency deals to run two urgent care units in Sorocaba, and the vice mayor ran city hall for nearly five months during Manga’s removal.