Statute

STATUTE OF CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERMUNICIPAL CONSORTIUM FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CUIABÁ RIVER VALLEY – CIDES-VRC

By this instrument, the Municipalities represented by their Municipal Mayors, undersigned below, duly authorized by the Municipal Legislatures through Law, pursuant to Federal Law 11.107 of April 6, 2005, and in accordance with Article 187 of the Constitution of the State of Mato Grosso and the respective Municipal Organic Laws, hereby constitute the Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley, which shall be governed by the rules contained in this Statute.

CHAPTER I
ON CONSTITUTION, NAME AND HEADQUARTERS

Article 1 - The Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley, identified by the acronym CIDES-VRC, is a non-profit entity with no political-party affiliation, constituted in the form of a Public Association, with Legal Personality under Public Law and an Autarchic Nature, free in the administration of its assets, and shall be governed under the Federal Constitution, the Brazilian Civil Code, the Constitution of the State of Mato Grosso, the Organic Laws of the Municipalities, and the rules of Law 11.107/2005.

Article 2 - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall have as associated members the Municipalities of: Acorizal, Barão de Melgaço, Chapada dos Guimarães, Cuiabá, Jangada, Nobres, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Nova Brasilândia, Planalto da Serra, Poconé, Rosário Oeste, Santo Antônio de Leverger, and Várzea Grande.
§ I - Governmental or non-governmental institutions may join CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley), provided they prove their legal existence and effective operation, with the right to issue opinions but without voting rights.

Article 3 - Upon fulfillment of the provisions contained in the Letter of Intent, in this Statute, and in particular compliance with Law 11.107/2005 and Decree-Law 6.017/2007, CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall be deemed constituted as soon as the present instrument has been subscribed, with the submission of the Municipal Authorizing Law approved by the Municipal Legislative Branch and enacted, by a number of 07 (seven) municipalities, represented by their Mayors.

Article 4 - The admission of new associated members to CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) is permitted at any time, with the consent and approval of 2/3 of the Deliberative Council.

Article 5 - The area of coverage of CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall be formed by the entirety of the municipal territories, constituting a territorial unit, for the purposes within the respective areas of operation proposed.
Sole Paragraph - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall adopt an integrated policy aimed at improving the quality of life of the population, with its area of operation covering Urban and Rural, Economic, Social, and Environmental Development Programs throughout its entire coverage area.

Article 6 - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall have its headquarters and legal domicile in the city of Cuiabá, Avenida Historiador Rubens de Mendonça, 3.920 - CPA | Tel.: (65) 2123-1291 | ZIP Code: 78.050-902 - Cuiabá / MT.
§ 1 - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall have its political representation headquarters in the city hosting the Presidency.
§ 2 - The Municipality hosting the Consortium shall be responsible for providing it with the necessary infrastructure for its activities.

CHAPTER II
PURPOSES

Article 7 - The purposes of CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) are:
I To represent the group of Consortium Municipalities in matters of common interest and of a socioeconomic and environmental nature, before any other public or private entities, national or international.
II To plan, adopt, and implement actions, programs, and projects aimed at promoting and accelerating the Socioeconomic and Environmental Development of the Region comprising the territory of the consortium municipalities.
III To promote programs or measures aimed at the recovery, conservation, and preservation of the environment in the region comprising the territories of the consortium Municipalities.
IV To promote the integration of actions, programs, and projects developed by the consortium Municipalities, aimed at promoting Sustainable Development in the region comprising the territory of the Municipalities that make up the Consortium.
V To plan and support the development of the region centered on the development of agro-industrial clusters.
VI To promote the improvement of the quality of life of the population residing in the Municipalities that are members of CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley).
VII To carry out engineering, architecture, arts works, etc., and/or provide services of common interest to the Municipalities that make up the Consortium.
VIII To acquire goods, products, and equipment, and to organize events of interest to the consortium Municipalities, as well as other purposes set forth in the applicable resolutions.
§1 - The actions, programs, and projects referred to in the items above, in order to be implemented, must be approved by the Fiscal Council and managed by the Executive Secretariat.

Article 8 - In order for the actions, programs, and projects set forth in items II, III, V, VI, VII, and VIII above to be implemented, CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) may enter into agreements with:
I - The Federal Union, States, Municipalities, and the Federal District;
II - Governmental or non-governmental entities, national or international;
III - Public Companies or Mixed-Capital Companies;
IV - Semi-public entities (Entidades Paraestatais);
Sole Paragraph: The entities described in item I are understood to include their entire administrative structure, whether direct, indirect, foundational, or autarchic.

CHAPTER III
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Article 9 - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) is composed of the following bodies:
I General Assembly
II Executive Board
III Presidency
IV Fiscal Council
V Executive Secretariat

GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Article 10 - The General Assembly is the highest-instance body with normative, advisory, and deliberative functions, its decisions being final and non-appealable, and it is constituted by the Mayors of the
Consortium Municipalities, provided they are up to date with their monthly contributions.

Article 11 - The General Assembly shall be chaired by the President of the Consortium, or in his/her absence by the Vice-President, so designated for this sole purpose and designation.
I - The Ordinary General Assembly shall be held at least twice a year, preferably at the consortium's headquarters, in the second half of January;
II - The Extraordinary General Assembly shall be held whenever there is important matter to be deliberated that is of interest to the Consortium, and shall be convened by the President of the consortium, the Executive Board, or upon request by three consortium members in good standing with their statutory obligations;
Paragraph 1. The General Assembly shall convene, on first call, with the presence of half plus one of its members and, on second call, one hour later, with any number of members present.
Paragraph 2. Resolutions shall be adopted by simple majority, that is, 50% (fifty percent) plus 1 (one) of the effective consortium members in good standing with their monthly obligations.
Paragraph 3. Consortium Municipalities shall be entitled to only one vote each, cumulative voting and voting by proxy being prohibited.
Paragraph 4. The call for meetings referred to in item II shall be made with a minimum of eight days' notice, by means of a notice published in the Official Gazette of the Municipalities, which shall necessarily include the agenda to be discussed.
Paragraph 5. In the case of a call for meeting initiated by members of the board or by member entities, it shall be made through a written and signed request, filed with the consortium, five days prior to the notice period established in this article.
Paragraph 6. Two extraordinary meetings are hereby established for the purpose of accountability and evaluation of goals and results, the first to be held in the second half of June and the second in the second half of December.

Article 12 - The General Assembly shall deliberate by simple majority of the votes of the members present, with the President having the tie-breaking vote, other powers being established by normative resolution.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Article 13 - The Executive Board is the body responsible for the general administration and management of the Consortium, being composed of the following members:
I President;
II Vice-President;
III 2nd Vice-President.
Paragraph 1. It is the Board's primary responsibility to promote everything necessary for the proper functioning of the Consortium, deciding on the institution's administrative matters.
Paragraph 2. Members of the Executive Board shall not be remunerated.
Paragraph 3. To be a member of the Executive Board, one must:
I Be a Municipal Mayor;
II Ensure that the municipality represented is an active member of the Consortium;
Paragraph 4. In the event of vacancy of Board positions, and if there is no other necessary substitute to complete the remaining term, the position may be filled by any member, upon nomination by the President Director, ratified by the General Assembly.
Paragraph 5. Holding a Board position shall not be remunerated.

Article 14 - The following are duties of the Board, in addition to others assigned to it by the General Assembly:

I - To authorize the installment payment of social contribution debts;
II - To ensure faithful compliance with the Statute and Normative Resolutions;
III - To plan and supervise the execution of work programs and related activities;
IV - To submit to the General Assembly's review the Fiscal Council's opinion and the Consortium's balance sheet regarding the closed fiscal year;
V - To maintain the services necessary to fulfill the Consortium's objectives;
VI - To designate Special Committees, setting their purposes and the duration of their work, providing them with the material and human resources necessary to accomplish their objectives;
VII - To arrange for representation at the General Assemblies, providing the informational elements that its members require;
VIII - To present work plans, when applicable, for the General Assembly's consideration;
IX - To present, annually, the General Report of activities for approval by the General Assembly;
X - The Board shall meet upon call by the President, whenever necessary, such call being sent to all members with a minimum of eight days' notice;

Article 15 - The position of President Director shall be declared vacant by the General Assembly, and shall
subsequently be filled upon deliberation by the Assembly, if the holder refuses to fulfill his/her statutory and resolutive duties or misses three consecutive ordinary meetings, with the remaining provisions to be set forth in normative resolution;

THE PRESIDENT

Article 16 - The following are duties of the President:
I - To represent the Consortium, actively and passively, in judicial and extrajudicial acts, in all public acts, or to designate someone to do so, as well as to carry out all activities inherent to the administrative and financial management of the Entity;
II - To convene and preside over the General Assemblies and Board Meetings, the establishment of Congresses and General Assemblies, or to designate someone to do so;
III - To cast the deciding vote in the event of a tie in Board votes;
IV - To formalize agreements and contracts, in particular those intended for hiring employees and providing technical advisory and administrative consulting services and organizing events, as well as other instruments that entail active and passive liability for the Consortium;
V - To approve, hire, and dismiss Consortium employees, with the consent of the Executive Board;
VI - To issue service orders, Resolutions, and other acts necessary for the administration of the Consortium;
VII - To sign correspondence or determine who shall do so;
VIII - To notify the Vice-President of any absences and impediments, with a minimum of forty-eight hours' notice;
IX - To nominate members to fill vacant positions on the Board, to be ratified by the General Assembly;
X - To analyze and verify the collection of revenues and the execution of expenses of the Consortium, as well as to make payments, under penalty of civil and criminal liability;
XI - To carry out all decisions made by the Board and assemblies;
XII - To organize, direct, and oversee all administrative services of the Consortium, being responsible for their efficient operation;
XIII - To apply, when applicable, disciplinary penalties to Consortium employees;
XIV - To represent the Consortium at meetings of similar entities within the Country and abroad;
XV - To represent the Consortium in all councils, committees, and similar bodies established by any governmental spheres, to discuss matters of interest to the consortium members, or to designate someone to do so;
XVI - To delegate representation of the Consortium, whenever necessary;
XVI - To receive registration of slates running for elective positions of the Consortium;
XVII - To receive projects, suggestions, reports, and requests for action from consortium members, forwarding them, as requested/agreed, for the General Assembly's deliberation/opinion;

Paragraph 1. The President Director may appoint the Vice-President to perform the duties of President Director, delegating his/her powers, partially or fully, by his/her own act and for a set period, revocable at any time and without prejudice to the concurrent exercise thereof.
Paragraph 2. In the event of the Vice-President's impediment, any other Board member may be appointed.

Article 17 - It is the responsibility of the Vice-President, in order, to replace the President during his/her absences and impediments, to assist him/her in routine work, as well as to perform the duties delegated or assigned by the President, and to participate in meetings of interest to the Consortium, with other powers to be set forth in normative resolution.

FISCAL COUNCIL

Article 18 - The Fiscal Council is the oversight body responsible for the annual review of the Executive Board's accounts and for issuing a conclusive opinion; it is composed of 03 (three) full members and 03 (three) alternates, mayors, ex officio members representing the consortium Municipalities.
§ 1 - Fiscal Council members shall serve a 02 (two) year term, elected after review of the previous term's accounts, with re-election permitted once, for a consecutive term.
§ 2 - Fiscal Council members shall not be entitled to remuneration for the performance of their duties and shall be elected at the same time as the Election of the Executive Board, with other duties to be set forth in normative resolution.

EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

Article 19 - The Executive Secretariat is an auxiliary body of the Executive Board, responsible for articulating, executing, integrating, and fulfilling the actions and determinations proposed by CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley).
§ 1 - The Executive Secretary shall be chosen by the General Assembly, after review and approval of the technical and administrative qualifications submitted by the candidates.
§ 2 - The Executive Secretary shall be remunerated in accordance with the Consortium's salary and benefits plan and must hold a higher education degree.
§ 3 - The Executive Secretary may be dismissed when a fact occurs that justifies such a measure, which must be done after review by the General Assembly, observing the principle of full defense.
§ 4 - The Executive Secretary shall participate in the General Assembly, but shall not have voting rights.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT - PERSONNEL

Article 20 - The Administrative Support Group is an auxiliary body of the Executive Secretariat, responsible for developing actions that ensure the organizational functioning of the Consortium, being responsible for daily and routine tasks.

§ 1 - To form the Administrative Support Group, the Executive Secretariat may arrange for the hiring of necessary personnel, which must include, at a minimum, 01 (one) secretary, 01 (one) administrative assistant, 01 (one) Accountant, 01 (one) Technical Consultant and 01 (one) Legal Consultant, 01 (one) Administrative Manager, 01 (one) General Services Assistant.
§ 2 - The hiring referred to in § 1 must have the consent of the General Assembly, when it involves a Commissioned Position, and through public competitive examination when it involves a permanent position, without acquiring tenure.
§ 3 - Consortium Municipalities may second other administrative staff, if necessary, to meet new demands as the work develops, at no cost to the Consortium, with other provisions regarding personnel to be set forth in normative resolution.

CHAPTER IV
POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Article 21 - The General Assembly is responsible for:

I Approving the consortium's strategic planning;
II Defining asset and financial policies and approving the consortium's investment programs;
III Deliberating on any and all amendments to this Statute;
IV Approving the Consortium's Normative Resolution;
V Deliberating on the inclusion and exclusion of members;
VI Deliberating, as final instance, on general matters of the Consortium;
VII Approving the semiannual report of the Consortium's activities, presented by the Executive Secretariat;
VIII Reviewing the accounts of the previous fiscal year, submitted by the Presidency and Executive Secretariat, with a prior opinion from the Fiscal Council;
IX Authorizing changes to the Consortium's assets, as well as its operation as collateral for credit operations;
X Approving the acquisition of staff from public agencies or private companies to serve the consortium;
XI Approving the hiring of staff proposed by the Executive Secretariat;
XII Deliberating on requests for the removal of the Executive Secretary and any members of the Fiscal Council;
XIII Other powers may be established by normative resolution approved by the General Assembly;

Article 22 - The President of the Executive Board is responsible for:

I Convening and presiding over meetings and Assemblies;
II Representing the consortium, actively and passively, judicially and extrajudicially, being able to sign agreements, technical cooperation agreements, financial support agreements, and others that are not administrative in nature, as well as appoint attorneys-in-fact "ad negotia" and "ad juditia", this power being able to be delegated, partially or fully, to the Executive Secretariat, upon decision of the Deliberative Council;
III Reporting to the public or private body granting aid and/or subsidies that the consortium may receive, and especially to the Court of Accounts of the State of Mato Grosso (TCE-MT), in accordance with the sole paragraph of Article 9 of Law 11.107/05;
IV Forwarding to the consortium member institutions suggestions for changes to the semiannual contribution accounts, and, in the case of municipalities, also to the Municipal Councils.

Installing members of the Fiscal Council and Executive Secretary;
Managing, jointly with the Executive Secretary, the Consortium's bank accounts and resources, this power being able to be delegated, fully or partially, to the Executive Secretary, when the President is unable to do so;

§ 1 - Only the Mayor of one of the consortium Municipalities may serve as President of the Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley, with a term of office of 02 years; other powers may be established in Normative Resolution.

Article 23 - The Fiscal Council is responsible for:
I Permanently overseeing the Consortium's accounting;
II Monitoring and overseeing, whenever it deems appropriate, any economic or financial operations of the Consortium;
III Issuing opinions on budget proposals, balance sheets, and general account reports, to be sent to the Assembly by the Executive Secretariat;

Article 24 - The Executive Secretary is responsible for:
I Carrying out all decisions made by the General Assembly;
II Providing the Assembly and Fiscal Council with all information requested of them;
III Organizing and managing the work of the Administrative Support Group;
IV Being responsible for the technical and administrative functioning of the Consortium, operationalizing and signing property lease contracts;
V Proposing to the Assembly the requisition of staff from public and private companies to serve the Consortium;
VI Promoting and overseeing the hiring of third-party services;
VII Proposing and implementing agreements and other forms of relationship with public agencies, private companies, and NGOs, national and international;
VIII Preparing, semiannually, the activity report to be presented to the Assembly;
VX Promoting actions necessary to obtain resources for the Consortium, authorizing purchases within the limits of the budget approved by the Assembly, in accordance with the planning approved by it;
X Managing, jointly with the President of the Deliberative Council, the Consortium's bank accounts and resources;
XI Preparing the accountability report regarding the use of aid and subsidies granted to the Consortium, to be presented to the Deliberative Council and to the granting agency, after approval by the Fiscal Council;
XII Authenticating the Consortium's Minutes and registration books;
XIII Publishing, annually, in a newspaper, the Consortium's financial balance sheet, reviewed by the Fiscal Council and approved by the Deliberative Council in General Assembly;
XIV Endorsing the strategic planning prepared by the planning coordination of the Executive Secretariat.

Article 25 - The Executive Secretariat is also responsible for:

I Preparing the Consortium's Action Plan;
II Preparing specific projects, according to the needs presented by the Executive Secretariat;
III Proposing specific actions for development in the various consortium municipalities;
IV Bringing together, around the Consortium, the environmental programs developed in the municipalities by member or non-member institutions, aiming at unified planning;
V Proposing, preparing, and/or integrating into the Consortium, whenever possible, other projects, programs, and actions of common interest to the consortium members;

Article 26 - The Administrative Support Group of the Executive Secretariat is responsible for:

I Being responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the physical facilities and the Consortium's assets;
II Guiding and overseeing service providers and administrative staff;
III Being responsible for the internal, daily, and routine tasks of the Consortium;
IV Supporting the development of the Executive Secretariat's activities;
V Providing secretarial support for the Consortium's meetings, as well as preparing their agendas, drafting and transcribing Minutes, arranging payment of the Consortium's bills, and forwarding accounting documents to the accountant;
VI Preparing balance sheets for review by the Fiscal Council.

CHAPTER V
ON TERMS OF OFFICE AND ACCUMULATION

Article 27 - The Term of Office of members elected to fill the positions of President, Vice-Presidents, and Council Members of the Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley is 02 (two) years, renewable for equal periods, upon election.
§ 1 - Except for exceptional circumstances, the term of elected officials begins on January 1 and ends with the fiscal year on December 31.
§ 2 - The accumulation of functions on the councils and board of the Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley is prohibited.

CHAPTER VI
ELECTIONS

Article 28 - All elections of CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall be conducted by declared vote, with voting by proxy or correspondence not being permitted.
§ 1 - The exercise of voting rights shall depend on the member being current with its ordinary contribution.
§ 2 - If there is consensus among its members, elections and other resolutions of the Assembly may be carried out by acclamation.

Article 29 - Those elected to fill positions on the executive board and fiscal council shall be elected at an Ordinary General Assembly specially convened for this purpose, preferably in the month preceding the end of the term of the members currently in office, who shall serve a term of 2 years, taking office on January 1 of the year following the election.

CHAPTER VII
ASSETS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Article 30 - The Assets of CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) shall be formed by:

I Ordinary contributions from member Municipalities, determined by bills proposed by the executive branch of each Municipality, with authorization from the respective Municipal Councils, following values determined and set between 0.2% and 5.0% of the FPM (Municipal Participation Fund) of each member Municipality (the municipality shall have flexibility in transferring funds within the stipulated percentage of 0.2% to 5.0% of the FPM), a provision that must be included in the Annual Budget Law, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Law 11.107/205 and Decree 6.017/2007;
II Extraordinary contributions from member Municipalities, allocated to CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley);
III Contributions made by governmental or non-governmental organizations, national and international, Public Companies, Public Economic Companies, and Semi-public Entities;
IV Resources allocated in the state and federal budgets or resulting from agreements;
V Proceeds from credit operations;
VI Resources arising from its revenue as a service-providing body;
VII Assets and rights belonging to it;
VIII The results of the financial investments it makes;
IX Subsidies, inheritances, legacies, and donations granted in its favor.

Article 31 - No asset belonging to CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) may be disposed of without express authorization from the General Assembly.

Article 32 - Subject to the respective municipal legislation and current statutes, each consortium municipality may make available to the Consortium the assets of its own patrimony and services of its own administration for common use, in accordance with the regulations established with the users.

CHAPTER VIII
ON DURATION, WITHDRAWAL, EXCLUSION OF A CONSORTIUM MEMBER, AND DISSOLUTION OF THE CONSORTIUM

Article 33 - The term of duration of the Consortium is indefinite.

Article 34 - Any consortium municipality may withdraw from CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley), through an express request made by the Municipal Mayor, accompanied by legislative authorization, which shall only take effect for the fiscal year following the request, and must be filed with the executive secretariat before the preparation of the budget forecast for the following fiscal year.

§ 1 - The exclusion of a member Municipality shall be made without prejudice to the monthly contributions that it must, in this case, pay to CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) in advance

Article 35 - Any consortium municipality that fails to include in its budget the allocation designated for it, or that fails to pay its quota as provided in the Municipal Authorizing Law, shall be excluded from CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley).

Article 36 - A municipality that voluntarily withdraws, or that is excluded under the terms of the previous Article, shall only participate in the distribution of the Consortium's assets in the event of its Dissolution, together with the other consortium members and in the manner provided for in this statute.

Article 37 - CIDES-VRC (Cuiabá River Valley) may be dissolved by a vote of 2/3 (two thirds) of the total members, at a meeting specially convened for this purpose.

§ 1 - The extraordinary General Assembly shall decide on the steps for the realization of assets and settlement of the Consortium's liabilities.
§ 2 - Assets that were ceded shall automatically revert to the patrimony of the Municipalities that ceded them, while assets from other governmental entities or otherwise shall be distributed to philanthropic entities to be chosen by the consortium municipalities.

CHAPTER IX
GENERAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 38 - The Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley shall be governed by this Statute and by the Normative Resolution approved at an extraordinary general assembly, which must be ratified by each consortium member.

Article 39 - The full or partial amendment of this Statute may be made by the General Assembly specially convened, with the matter appearing on the agenda, communicated with 60 (sixty) days' notice.

Article 40 - Public agents entrusted with the management of the Consortium shall be personally liable for acts performed in violation of the law or of the provisions contained in this statute, and shall not be liable for obligations incurred by the Public Consortium.

Article 41 - In order to fulfill its purposes, the Consortium may:

I Acquire the assets it deems necessary, which shall become part of its patrimony;
II Enter into agreements, concessions, partnerships, and contracts of any nature;
III Receive aid, contributions, and subsidies from Federal, State, and Municipal Government agencies, governmental and non-governmental entities, national and international, Public Companies, Mixed-Capital Companies, and Semi-public Entities;
IV Provide its members with the services necessary to fulfill the Consortium's purposes;

Article 42 - The Fiscal Council may convene the General Assembly to take appropriate measures when irregularities are found in the accounting records, in acts of financial or asset management, or in non-compliance with legal, statutory, and regulatory rules.

Article 43 - The review of accounts by the Fiscal Council shall be annual and may occur during the period between January and March of the following year.

Article 44 - The Executive Board is hereby authorized to register this Statute with the Legal Entities Registry Office (Cartório de Pessoa Jurídica) of Cuiabá, so that it may acquire legal personality.

Article 45 - All minutes of the meetings of the Assemblies and of the Executive Board shall be recorded in a proper book and signed by the members present; all publications that become necessary may be made through the Municipality's own media outlet and/or in the Official Gazette of the Municipalities, maintained by the Mato Grosso Association of Municipalities, except for those for which the law requires publication in the Official Gazette of the State of Mato Grosso

Article 46 - Cases not addressed in this Statute shall be resolved by Normative Resolution or by the Executive Board, subject to ratification by the Assembly, in accordance with applicable legal provisions.

Article 47 - This Statute shall enter into force on the date of its registration with the competent Registry Office and publication, with any contrary provisions being revoked.

And being in full agreement with everything agreed upon herein, the consortium members, through their respective representatives, sign this instrument in 02 (two) counterparts of identical content and form, so that they may produce the due and necessary legal effects, with its full content to be recorded in the Minutes of Constitution.