João tries to find a way to avoid having his accounts rejected.

The financial statements for 2009 and 2010 of the former mayor have already been rejected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the Municipal Accounts Court (TCM), and the 2011 statement, which also arrived with an unfavorable opinion from the court, must be reviewed by the 41 parliamentarians by the 30th of this month; councilman Geraldo Júnior (PTN), who proclaims himself 'leader of the Henrique supporters', continues to defend the former mayor tooth and nail and tries to convince his colleagues that João Henrique was 'wronged' by the TCM and 'persecuted by sectors of the press'; the vote on the accounts will initiate the open voting modality in the Municipal Chamber.

September 25, 2013, 19:01 PMUpdated May 27, 2019, 09:40 AM

The financial statements for 2009 and 2010 of the former mayor have already been rejected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the Municipal Accounts Court (TCM), and the 2011 statement, which also arrived with an unfavorable opinion from the court, must be reviewed by the 41 parliamentarians by the 30th of this month; councilman Geraldo Júnior (PTN), who proclaims himself 'leader of the Henrique supporters', continues to defend the former mayor tooth and nail and tries to convince his colleagues that João Henrique was 'wronged' by the TCM and 'persecuted by sectors of the press'; the vote on the accounts will begin the open voting modality in the Municipal Chamber (Photo: Romulo Faro)

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It is unclear by what powers he has, but former mayor João Henrique (PSL), 'the sinister one', is working with a group of about six councilors to reverse the trend of the City Council rejecting the third consecutive accountability report of his second term as head of the Executive branch in Salvador.

The financial statements for 2009 and 2010 have already been rejected by the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the recommendation of the Court of Accounts of Municipalities (TCM), and the 2011 statement, which also arrived with an unfavorable opinion from the court, must be reviewed by the 41 parliamentarians by the 30th of this month.

João will debut the open voting system on the Executive's accounts, installed in the Salvador City Council two months ago. He had lunch with the seven councilors who make up the 'henriquistas' bloc on Monday (23), at the Legislative Assembly of Bahia.

Councilman Geraldo Júnior (PTN), who proclaims himself 'leader of the Henrique supporters', continues to defend tooth and nail the former mayor who earned the label of the worst in Salvador's history. Geraldinho, as he is called by his colleagues, was the organizer of the lunch to honor João Henrique.

"The purpose of the lunch was to express our recognition and gratitude for what he (João Henrique) has done for us and our organizations. I showed my colleagues why I voted for him," the councilman said in an article on the Bahia Notícias website.

According to Geraldinho himself, the Henriqueist bloc includes, besides himself, councilors José Trindade (PSL), Alberto Braga (PSC), Marcell Moraes (PV), and Toinho Carolino, Tiago Correia, and Carlos Muniz, all from PTN.

According to Geraldinho, Kiki Bispo (PTN), Euvaldo Jorge (PP), Leandro Guerrilha (PSL), and Léo Prates (DEM), who are "sympathizers" of the Henrique supporters, were invited but did not attend.

Despite having two financial reports rejected and being labeled a poor manager, João claims he will run for governor of Bahia in 2014. Considered ineligible, the former mayor ignores the courts and says his candidacy "is God's will."