Court orders removal of Quixadá's Secretary of Health
Reports of large quantities of expired medications belonging to the Quixadá City Hall in two warehouses located in that municipality led the Public Prosecutor's Office of Ceará to request the removal of the Secretary of Health. The court accepted the request and ordered her immediate removal.
Following allegations of irregularities in the medication inventory of the Municipality of Quixadá, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Ceará requested the removal of the Municipal Health Secretary, Selene de Melo Bandeira, a request that was granted by the local court.
On March 23, council members in Quixadá filed the first complaint about a warehouse full of expired medications. The second complaint was filed on the 27th, reporting the location of another warehouse.
On the 31st, councilors Higo Carlos, Kelton Dantas, Erení Lima (Capitão), Audênio Moraes and Kleber Júnior presented the documents to the Public Prosecutor's Office that proved the allegations.
The Health Department, in an official statement on March 30th, denied that there were expired medications at the Carrascal II health center, but acknowledged that it had transferred a large quantity of medications to the location. According to the statement, the center was deactivated and had the capacity to house the medications for replenishment at the CAF (Central Pharmacy), as needed.
Regarding the new allegations presented earlier this week, the department stated that the property where more expired medications were found was used by previous administrations to house the Municipal Appointment Scheduling Center and Pharmaceutical Supply Center, but that it has not had any type of contract with the City Hall since December 2013.