In defense of BR-319, Roberto Cidade once again summons DNIT superintendent Herick Pereira. In 2026, the Government of Amazonas paid R$8 million in parliamentary amendments indicated by governor Roberto Cidade (União Brasil) when he was still a state deputy and president of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas (Aleam). The payments occurred after April 5, the date on which Cidade took command of the state Executive following the resignations of then-governor Wilson Lima (União Brasil) and vice-governor Tadeu de Souza (Progressistas). The data is from the State Transparency Portal. ? Parliamentary amendments are resources provided for in the state budget intended for works, services and projects indicated by deputies. It is up to parliamentarians to define the destination of the money, while the release and execution of resources are the responsibility of the government. ? Join the g1 AM channel on WhatsApp The R$8 million paid this year corresponds to amendments presented by Roberto Cidade during his term as president of Aleam. Although the appointments were made before his inauguration as governor, the resources were released during his tenure as head of the Executive. Government reallocates R$ 126 million: amount was allocated to parliamentary amendments In a note, the Government of Amazonas clarifies that the execution of parliamentary amendments arises from a constitutional obligation, in accordance with state legislation, which establishes minimum percentages of Net Current Revenue allocated to this type of transfer, the execution of which is mandatory in nature and is not subject to the discretion of the Executive Branch. The note also informed that the supplements were made from the Technical Reserve of Impositive Parliamentary Amendments, created specifically for this purpose in the Annual Budget Law (LOA), in accordance with the Budget Guidelines Law (LDO), with the resources not coming from the State Contingency Reserve. The government also highlighted that the State Constitution establishes a schedule for the execution of parliamentary amendments throughout the financial year. In election years, the rule itself provides for the anticipation of part of these transfers to the second quarter, due to the restrictions imposed by electoral legislation on voluntary transfers of resources in the period before the elections. (Check the full note at the end of the article). Expert says that payment is not prohibited To g1, lawyer Gustavo Yanase Fujimoto stated that there is no legal impediment to the payment of amendments in this situation, since budget execution is a responsibility of the Executive Branch. According to him, the main issue to be monitored by control bodies is the correct application of public resources. "He, as governor, could only restrict payments if there is any technical issue or lack of transparency. What must be monitored is the use of these resources for the appropriate purposes, that is, financing SUS actions and services in the State of Amazonas", he stated. More than R$165 million has already been paid in amendments this year. Data from the Transparency Portal shows that the Government of Amazonas paid R$165.7 million in parliamentary amendments in 2026. In addition, another R$186 million has already been committed for payment. Among the parliamentarians with the highest amounts released is Roberto Cidade himself, with R$8 million paid. Deputies from União Brasil, the governor's party, also appear among the biggest beneficiaries, such as Adjuto Afonso (R$9.11 million), George Lins (R$9 million), Doutor Gomes (R$8.1 million), Mário César Filho (R$8.1 million), Carlinhos Bessa (R$7.79 million) and Wanderley Monteiro (R$7.05 million). The largest individual payment recorded to date was allocated to deputy Cristiano D'Angelo (MDB), who received R$9.22 million. Roberto Cidade makes new changes to the Amazonas secretariat; see what has changed Government of AM proposes to use resources from fund destined for small businesses to pay expenses until the end of 2026 Government of Amazonas delays transfers and doctors from SPAs in Manaus are awaiting payments from 2025, says company Government reallocated R$ 126.6 million for the execution of amendments In May this year, the Government of Amazonas reallocated more than R$ 126.6 million for the execution of parliamentary amendments through four signed decrees by Roberto Cidade. The resources were transferred to bodies and departments responsible for implementing the amendments approved in the state budget. At the time, the government informed g1 that the amounts came from a reserve created specifically to meet parliamentary amendments. The published decrees, however, mention resources from the state's contingency reserve, which were redistributed to enable the execution of the allocations defined by state deputies. Combined, the four decrees authorized the movement of more than R$126.6 million to meet the amendments approved by the Legislative Assembly. NOTE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF AMAZONAS The Government of Amazonas clarifies that the execution of parliamentary amendments arises from a constitutional obligation, in accordance with state legislation, which establishes minimum percentages of Net Current Revenue allocated to this type of transfer, the execution of which has an authoritative nature and is not subject to the discretion of the Executive Branch. The supplements were made from the Technical Reserve of Imposing Parliamentary Amendments, created specifically for this purpose in the Annual Budget Law (LOA), in accordance with the Budget Guidelines Law (LDO), with the resources not coming from the State Contingency Reserve. It is also important to highlight that the State Constitution establishes a schedule for the execution of parliamentary amendments throughout the financial year. In election years, the rule itself provides for the anticipation of part of these transfers to the second quarter, due to the restrictions imposed by electoral legislation on voluntary transfers of resources in the period before the elections. In this way, payments strictly followed the constitutional schedule for the execution of parliamentary amendments, not being an exceptional measure, but rather compliance with constitutional determination and the regular execution of budget programming previously approved by Aleam itself, in compliance with the principles of legality, transparency and fiscal responsibility.