Court Blocks Sale of Public Land Occupied by DF Assembly President

A court in the Federal District has prohibited the local sanitation company, Caesb, from selling or transferring a public plot of land in Park Way. This land has been occupied since the 1990s by Wellington Luiz, the president of the Legislative Assembly, and his wife, Kilze Beatriz Montes Silva. The decision, issued on May 16th, follows a request from the Federal District's Public Prosecutor's Office (MP-DF). The MP-DF alleges that Caesb attempted to circumvent a judicial order for the property's eviction by putting it up for sale. The land, intended for sanitation services, is where the couple has built a mansion. The MP-DF points to potential irregularities including misuse of public property, bid rigging, and conflicts of interest involving the couple. Wellington Luiz has occupied the site since the 1990s, building a large mansion including a 585-square-meter house, a 2,000-square-meter football field, a pool, and extensive gardens. The occupied area, approximately 9,600 square meters, extends beyond the officially designated plot and encroaches on adjacent public land, impacting an environmental protection zone. Despite a 2017 eviction notice and subsequent legal challenges by Luiz, which were consistently denied, Caesb's recent move to sell the land via Terracap led to the MP-DF's intervention. Luiz's wife was the winning bidder in a tender for a portion of the land, a move the MP-DF views as an attempt to legitimize the occupation. The court's ruling reinforces a previous injunction from December 2025, halting the sale and emphasizing the need to preserve public assets for their intended use.