$dbh = SysUtils::Connect; 
    
    if ($filial ne "0")
    {
        $sthg = $dbh->prepare_cached("SELECT DISTINCT login FROM usuarios WHERE filial='$filial' AND auth=4 AND login<>'$filial'"); #this one works
        $sthg->execute;
        
        $xg = 0;
        
        while (@rowf = $sthg->fetchrow_array())
        {
            $gerente[$xg] = $rowf[0];
            $xg++;
        }
        $sthg->finish;
        
        $cnt2= 0;
            
        foreach $gerente (@gerente)
        {
          $nome_g = "";
          $meta_g = "";
                
          $ctp = 0;
                
          if ($cnt2 == 0)
          {
            $sthn = $dbh->prepare_cached("SELECT DISTINCT nome FROM usuarios WHERE login='$gerente' AND filial='$filial'") or die "ERRO!"; #HERE'S THE STATEMENT THAT IS GENERATING THE ERROR
            $sthn->execute;
                  
            while (@rown = $sthn->fetchrow_array())
            {
               $nome_g = $rown[0];
               $meta_g = $rown[1];
            }