Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the PL, in an image from November 2022 Wilton Junior/Estadão Conteúdo Mogi das Cruzes and Suzano had more than R$29 million in parliamentary amendments suspended after a decision by minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The decision, which was made public this Friday (10), is part of an investigation into a scheme to divert public resources through parliamentary amendments by the national president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp Suzano was the city that received the largest volume of resources among the 21 parliamentary amendments identified in the investigation. The municipality leads the list of amounts allocated by the alleged scheme, with R$26,835,199. The total corresponds to two transfers made on June 26, 2024: one for R$15,802,140 and the other for R$11,033,059. Mogi das Cruzes is listed as the beneficiary of an amendment worth R$3 million, committed and paid on November 10, 2025. According to the investigation, the amendments intended for the two cities were aimed at the health area. g1 contacted the city halls of Mogi das Cruzes and Suzano, but did not receive a response until the last update of this report. SEE MORE
STF suspends R$29 million in amendments from Mogi and Suzano in investigation into Valdemar Costa Neto
Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the PL, in an image from November 2022 Wilton Junior/Estadão Conteúdo Mogi das Cruzes and Suzano had more than R$29 million in parliamentary amendments suspended after a decision by...
According to the Federal Police, Valdemar Costa Neto used his influence to direct resources, mainly to municipalities in São Paulo, where his political base is concentrated. The investigations indicate that, even without exercising a parliamentary mandate, Valdemar clandestinely influenced the direction of the amendments. According to the PF, he counted on the work of employees of the Chamber of Deputies to allocate public resources according to his interests. READ MORE Valdemar is suspected of embezzling R$ 119 million in amendments and criminal association, points out PF Target of the PF, Lira's former advisor says she is a 'technician' and amendments were decided by the Presidency of the Chamber and leaders. According to the Federal Police, the amendments were treated as personal quotas, which, according to investigators, characterizes a misuse of purpose and irregular use of public resources for the benefit of a person without a parliamentary mandate. Valdemar, born in Mogi das Cruzes, was a federal deputy from 1991 to 2005, for fourteen years, and then from 2007 to 2013, for another six years. Twice, the politician resigned to avoid being impeached, as he was being investigated for involvement in the Mensalão scandal. He has been in charge of the PL for 26 years. Watch more news about Alto Tietê
