In a decision published this Tuesday (14), Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), criticized what he called “outsourcing of amendments” and gave Congress 30 days to explain irregularities in the allocation of resources from the federal budget.
Dino gives Congress 30 days to explain allocation of amendments
In a decision published this Tuesday (14), Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), criticized what he called “outsourcing of amendments” and gave Congress 30 days to explain irregularities in the...
The new decision comes a few days after Dino ordered the blocking of R$119 million in assets belonging to PL president, Valdemar Costa Neto, and R$6 million to former deputy and former president of the Chamber Eduardo Cunha.
Both orders were based on the suspicion that politicians were indicating the allocation of parliamentary amendments even though they did not have a mandate. Such practice “constitutes an irremediable vice due to violation of the principles of morality, legality and purpose”, he added.
In his decision this Tuesday (14), Dino wrote that it was “totally anomalous for former parliamentarians to maintain informal budget quotas and, directly, transmit orders to employees of the Parliamentary House”.
Dino also cited reports from the National Audit Department of the Unified Health System (DenaSUS) and the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) on irregularities in the allocation of amendments to the Health area.
The minister ordered the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, the president of the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass) and the president of the National Council of Municipal Health Secretaries (Conasems) to explain irregularities linked to the temporary use of parliamentary amendments to pay expenses.
Another determination was for the Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) to explain, also within 30 days, the measures it is taking to hold those involved with irregularities in amendments identified in CGU reports accountable.
Flávio is the current rapporteur of an action for non-compliance with a fundamental precept (ADPF) that deals with the framing of the allocation of parliamentary amendments to the principles of transparency and traceability provided for in the Constitution.
Since 2022, the Supreme Court has been ordering measures to clean up the so-called “secret budget”, as the indication of budget resources without identifying the parliamentarian responsible or the final beneficiary of the resources became known.
Parliamentary amendments are an instrument provided for in the Constitution that gives the power to deputies and senators to indicate the destination of part of the Union Budget.
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Noticias ao Minuto - Economia
