Departures of note

Andreilson da Silva de Souza, known as André Silva, was a Brazilian politician who served as a city councilor (vereador) of Querência, in the state of Mato Grosso. Born in Altamira do Maranhão on 14 July 1986, he moved to Querência in 2001 and later graduated in business administration. He was elected to the municipal council twice, serving his first term from 2017 to 2021 and beginning a second term in 2025, scheduled to run until 2029. He was remembered by the council for his social work and his encouragement of sport in the municipality. He died on 10 October 2026, at age 40, when the car he was travelling in overturned on the MT-109 highway; two other women in the vehicle also died. The Querência city council declared three days of official mourning.