Facilitating the Incorporation of Municipalities

PLP 6/2024 establishes national rules for the division of part of a municipality's territory and its incorporation into another existing municipality. The text makes it clear that this is not about creating new cities, but about resolving existing territorial conflicts. To this end, it requires an initiative from the Legislative Assembly, a feasibility study, and approval by plebiscite with the population of the municipalities involved. On March 25, 2026, the Senate approved the proposal by 62 votes to 0, with Senator Alessandro Vieira as rapporteur, and the text was sent for presidential approval.

Why the Politicians Ranking is favorable
The Ranking of Politicians is favorable to the matter because it organizes a situation that today often generates legal uncertainty, administrative disputes, and direct harm to the population. There are cases in which communities live in municipal border areas without clarity about who they belong to, which hinders the provision of public services, urban planning, revenue collection, and the definition of public authorities' responsibilities. By establishing an objective procedure, with technical studies and public consultation, the project brings greater institutional security and more administrative rationality.

Furthermore, the project is correct in prohibiting the creation of new municipalities in this process. This is important because it prevents the expansion of the public sector, the increase in administrative structures, and new permanent costs for the taxpayer. The proposal does not create room for multiplying city halls, councils, and positions; it merely creates a legal pathway to correct existing territorial distortions.

From the Ranking's perspective, this is a favorable measure because it combines three important elements: federal order, technical criteria, and respect for the popular will . The project improves local governance, reduces conflicts between public entities, and brings transparency to a sensitive decision that cannot be subject solely to informal political agreements.