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The embezzlement during Cláudio Castro's management would cost the expansion of the subway in RioPhoto by pasja1000 on Pexels
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The embezzlement during Cláudio Castro's management would cost the expansion of the subway in Rio

oglobo12 September 2026 at 10:00

The former governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Cláudio Castro, resigned from the position on March 23 of this year. During his management, it is estimated that approximately R$ 8 billion were embezzled from throughout the state government apparatus.

The embezzled amount is equivalent to almost the cost needed to expand the subway to Recreio, estimated at approximately R$ 9.8 billion.

The article is exclusive for subscribers and does not yet present the final total amount of the embezzlement.

Why this matters

Readers in Rio de Janeiro are directly affected by the possible mismanagement of public resources that could have been invested in public transportation. The article follows Cláudio Castro's resignation and reveals the estimated scale of the embezzlement — approximately R$ 8 billion — which could have enabled the expansion of the subway to Recreio, an essential project for the region's urban mobility.

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