The (Comptroller General of the Union), linked to the government (), found irregularities with the parliamentarian’s express indication of beneficiary or specific objective for the application of resources, in amounts totaling around R$ 13 million.
According to a preliminary report concluded on Thursday (7) and obtained by Sheetthese indications were evidenced in letters issued by the parliamentarians themselves or in orders in the respective administrative processes.
Among those cited in the CGU report are the senator (PT-AP), leader of the government in the country — he denies irregularities.
The analysis, prepared by order of the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court), also identified overpricing in hiring, lack of technical capacity to execute the objects and absence of a public call for the choice of NGOs.
Pix amendments are funds directed by parliamentarians to the coffers of city halls and state governments without the need to indicate how the resource will be used.
The issue is at the center of a crisis between Congress and the Judiciary — for resources, and parliamentarians behind the actions of the STF minister.
In the CGU analysis — which focused on just 20 NGOs, ten of which benefited from Pix amendments — it was mentioned, for example, a Pix transfer worth R$9.5 million determined by the senator (PSD) to the Government of Paraíba and, therefore, , transferred to the Fundação Parque Tecnológico da Paraíba (PaqTcPB).
The funding was aimed at implementing the events “Bom é na Feira” and “Centro de Cultura Junina para gangs in Campina Grande”, in addition to the renovation of a technology park, between 2023 and 2024.
According to the CGU, based on the analyzes carried out on the partnerships, it was found that the parliamentarian “expressly selected the partner entity and the projects to be considered, without requiring a public call for selection”.
According to the body, it is not possible for the parliamentarian to indicate a civil society organization as a beneficiary in this modality.
It was also found that there was no selection process for the organization through a public call. The Comptroller also points out that the definitions regarding the city, the executing institution and the projects “were expressly established by the parliamentarian who authored the amendment”.
“It is worth mentioning that the parliamentarian responsible for the amendment is a great supporter of actions implemented by the foundation, and has even received the title of ‘ambassador of PaqTcPB”, says the CGU.
Inspection of the project shows that the NGO did not have the operational and technical capacity to execute the main objectives of the contract. There is still evidence of a direction towards contracting services from companies owned by former employees of the NGO, according to the CGU.
The senator and the NGO deny any irregularities.
Other Pix amendments with alleged irregularities in execution, according to the CGU report, were made by the senator, in the amounts of R$550 thousand and R$300 thousand.
Both were transferred to the Government of Amapá, which passed on to the civil society organization Inorte (Institute of Management in Social and Urban Development). The objective was to hold the 79th anniversary party of the municipality of Oiapoque and the Festa de São Tiago 2024.
Among the irregularities, the Comptroller’s Office says that the special transfer, with the Pix amendment, occurred for an action defined by the parliamentarian who authored the amendment. Furthermore, he stated that there was no public call and that companies linked to the institution’s directors were hired, in addition to overpricing.
The body says that, due to the “literal interpretation” of the Constitution, special transfer-type amendments can only have city halls and states as direct beneficiaries. The decision on the application of resources “must be exclusive to them”.
The CGU also highlighted that “the personal publicity record of the congressman responsible for indicating the amendment during the event was verified.”
It is possible to see a post on Inorte’s Instagram, on September 21st, with an interview with Randolfe promoting an event with the caption: “On the second day of the Equinócio Festival, Senator Randolfe Rodrigues already tells us that there are many more surprises for front”.
Wanted by SheetRandolfe says that he did not direct the amendments to any institution and that he is unaware of the NGO, except for the work carried out. In disagreement with the CGU, Randfolfe says that indicating where the amendment should be executed complies with transparency criteria.
“Giving a specific indication of the object where the resource goes is exactly what Minister Dino asks for, for more transparency. The state government is the one that carries out and monitors the execution”, he said.
Inorte said that all information in the contract is public, that the responses have already been sent to the CGU and that the accounts have been made.
In the case of the Paraíba amendment, the senator said, through her advisors, that there was no irregularity in the allocation of her authorship and that, according to information from the foundation, the projects were executed in accordance with the law.
He also said that part of the resources were fully returned to the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Innovation, “for technical reasons and legal recommendations”, and that it is permitted to waive a public call to indicate the application of resources.
The secretariat responded that all processes followed legal provisions, with execution monitoring.
The board of directors of the Paraíba foundation sent the same content as the senator and added that the organization has full technical and operational capacity, based on its 40 years of activities.
