Through your advice, Cleo Pires decided to report an alleged IPTU debt attributed to her name, as well as that of her mother, Glória Pires, and her stepfather, Orlando Morais. The action was filed in the court of the city of Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, and the judge recently made the decision.
According to Fiuk’s sister’s team, through a note sent first-hand to Fábia Oliveira’s column, the information is unfounded. “The artist sold the property on July 21, 2020, through a Deed of Sale drawn up in Notary Office 23 of the City of Rio de Janeiro, when all IPTU fees were duly paid,” they explained.
Cleo’s defense also added that “the responsibility for paying the IPTU fees after the sale falls on the person who purchases the property, that is, Cleo has no connection with said property from the date of the sale, and, therefore, The IPTU’s position is improper in relation to her.”
According to columnist Daniel Nascimento, the artist was not located to receive notification of the process, since the Post Office considered the address insufficient. After the difficulties in suing Cleo Pires, Judge Rubens Soares Sá Viana Junior ordered, this month, a new summons and seizure.
According to the records, the amount owed, referring to the year 2020, exceeds R$ 12 thousand, in addition to 10% legal fees. The initial debt was R$ 5,471.20, plus a correction of R$ 1,471.95, a fine of R$ 1,388.63 and interest of R$ 3,888.17, giving a total of R$ 12,219.95.
Read the full note from Cleo Pires’ advisor:
“Cleo’s legal advisor, Danielle Póvoas, clarifies that regarding the news that she was being prosecuted by the Municipality of Petrópolis for IPTU debts, the information is not valid. The artist sold the property on July 21, 2020, through a Deed of Sale drawn up in Notary Office 23 of the City of Rio de Janeiro, when all IPTU fees were duly paid.
In this way, the responsibility for paying the IPTU fees after the sale falls on the buyer of the property, that is, Cleo has no connection with said property from the date of sale, so the collection of the IPTU is improper. in relation to her.”
