Who We Are

The CIDES-VRC — Intermunicipal Consortium for Economic and Social Development of the Cuiabá River Valley — is a public association, with legal personality under public law and an autarchic (independent public agency) nature, formed by municipalities of the Baixada Cuiabana region to jointly carry out actions that each of them, individually, would have difficulty executing.

Registered under CNPJ No. 07.950.742/0001-27, it is a nonprofit entity with no political-party affiliation, free to manage its own assets. It is governed by the Federal Constitution, the Civil Code, the Constitution of the State of Mato Grosso, the Organic Laws of the consortium's member municipalities, and the rules of Federal Law No. 11.107/2005 (the Public Consortiums Law).

How the consortium was created

CIDES-VRC was established on July 28, 2005, at the time as a legal entity under private law, in the form of a nonprofit civil society. Its purpose was to bring together the efforts of the municipalities of the Baixada Cuiabana region in planning, coordinating, and carrying out activities of common interest to its members.

The conversion into a public consortium

Federal Law No. 11.107, of April 6, 2005, and Decree No. 6.017, of January 17, 2007, which regulates it, established a specific legal regime for public consortiums. Under the legal form it previously held, CIDES-VRC was subject to the obligations of these rules without being able to benefit from their advantageous aspects.

In 2007, the General Assembly deliberated on the planning, coordination, and implementation of the work needed to adapt to the new consortium form, understood to be the most suitable for the municipalities involved. The conversion into a public association, with legal personality under public law and an autarchic nature, was completed on February 8, 2021.

What the public nature changed in practice

In addition to complying with the legal framework of Law No. 11.107/2005 and Decree No. 6.017/2007, the new form placed the consortium in a position to:

• Receive voluntary funds arising from agreements with other levels of government, the State and the Federal Union;
• Benefit from reciprocal tax immunity, characteristic of federative entities and extended to autarchies (Federal Constitution, art. 150, VI, "a", and § 2);
• Enjoy the procedural prerogatives of the Public Treasury, such as double time limits for its submissions and mandatory judicial review (Code of Civil Procedure, arts. 183 and 496);
• Receive differentiated treatment in public procurement, with double thresholds for waiver of competitive bidding for public consortiums (Law No. 14.133/2021, art. 75, § 1).

Why the municipalities act jointly

Interfederative cooperation has demonstrated its importance, with significant gains for the population: combining the efforts of different municipalities makes possible public policies that, individually, none of them would be fully able to carry out effectively.

One lesson learned over these years is that municipalities, acting alone, face many barriers in addressing problems that, in practice, are better resolved on a regional basis. The consortium's work is based on the premise of joint measures among all participating parties, aimed at improving the quality of life of residents and the economic, social, and environmental development of the region.

Purposes

Article 7 of the Bylaws defines the consortium's purposes:

• To represent the group of member municipalities in matters of common interest, of a socioeconomic and environmental nature, before any public or private entities, national or international;
• To plan, adopt, and carry out actions, programs, and projects aimed at promoting and accelerating the socioeconomic and environmental development of the region;
• To promote programs and measures aimed at the recovery, conservation, and preservation of the environment;
• To integrate the actions, programs, and projects carried out by the member municipalities, aimed at the sustainable development of the region;
• To plan and support regional development centered on agricultural clusters (agropolos);
• To promote the improvement of the quality of life of the population residing in the member municipalities;
• To carry out engineering and architectural works, among others, and provide services of common interest to the municipalities;
• To acquire goods, products, and equipment and hold events of interest to the member municipalities.

To implement these actions, the consortium may enter into agreements with the Federal Union, the States, the Municipalities, and the Federal District — including their entire direct, indirect, foundational, or autarchic administrative structure —, with governmental and non-governmental entities, national or international, with public and mixed-capital companies, and with parastatal entities (art. 8 of the Bylaws).

Member municipalities

CIDES-VRC was created with 13 municipalities: 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.

In March 2023, the membership was changed, with the addition of the municipality of Paranatinga.

The updated list of member municipalities, with each city hall's coat of arms and website address, is available on the Member Municipalities page.

Organizational structure

According to art. 9 of the Bylaws, CIDES-VRC is composed of five bodies.

General Assembly

The highest-level body, with normative, advisory, and deliberative functions, whose decisions are not subject to appeal. It is made up of the mayors of the member municipalities that are up to date with their contributions. It meets in ordinary session at least twice a year and, extraordinarily, whenever there is a relevant matter to be decided. Each municipality is entitled to one vote, with cumulative voting and voting by proxy prohibited.

Executive Board

The body responsible for the consortium's general administration and management. It is composed of a President, Vice-President, and Second Vice-President, all of whom must be mayors of active member municipalities. Its members are not paid.

Presidency

Represents the consortium in an active and passive capacity, in and out of court, and is responsible for the entity's public acts, being able to designate someone else to do so.

Fiscal Council

The oversight body, responsible for the annual review of the Executive Board's accounts and for issuing a conclusive opinion. It is composed of three full members and three alternates, all mayors, who are natural representatives of the member municipalities, with a two-year term and no compensation for performing the role.

Executive Secretariat

An auxiliary body to the Executive Board, responsible for articulating, executing, integrating, and fulfilling the actions and decisions proposed by the consortium. The Executive Secretary is chosen by the General Assembly, after review of technical and administrative qualifications, must hold a higher education degree, and is paid according to the consortium's salary and benefits plan.

The full set of operating rules is available in the Consortium Bylaws.

Where we are

Since December 2022, the consortium has had its own headquarters in Cuiabá:

• Address: Rua Professor João Félix, No. 1024, Block 5, Lot 60 — Lixeira District, Cuiabá/MT, ZIP Code 78008-435
• Phone: (65) 3359-2808
• Email: contato@consorciovaledoriocuiaba.com.br
• Service hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Follow and contact the consortium

• Transparency Portal — revenues, expenses, contracts, bidding processes, and other inquiries;
• Fiscal reports — RREO, RGF, and monthly balance sheets;
• Accountability reports — general balance sheet, management report, and review of accounts by TCE-MT;
• Regulatory acts — bylaws, resolutions, ordinances (portarias), and founding documents;
• Bidding processes and contracts;
• SISBI/SIM — municipal inspection service and enrollment in the Brazilian inspection system;
• Ombudsman's Office — complaints, grievances, suggestions, and compliments (Lei 13.460/2017, on citizen participation in public services);
• e-SIC — requests for access to information (Lei 12.527/2011, the Access to Information Law).