The Federal Supreme Court (STF) scheduled an extraordinary virtual plenary session for 6pm this Monday (2) to judge Minister Flávio Dino’s decision to release payment for parliamentary amendments.
The session is to endorse the minister’s individual decision. Voting will remain open until 11:59 pm this Tuesday (3).
In the virtual voting modality, ministers enter the votes in the STF’s electronic system and there is no in-person deliberation.
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Earlier, Minister Flávio Dino, but they must follow transparency and traceability criteria. The decision occurred that sought to correct the problems highlighted by the STF.
Understand
In December 2022, the STF understood that the amendments called RP8 and RP9 were unconstitutional. After the decision, the National Congress approved a resolution that changed the rules for distributing resources through rapporteur amendments to comply with the Court’s determination.
However, PSOL, the party that filed the lawsuit against the amendments, pointed out that the decision continued to be in non-compliance.
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After the retirement of Minister Rosa Weber, the original rapporteur of the case, Flávio Dino took over the management of the case.
In August of this year, Dino ordered the suspension of the amendments and decided that the transfers must follow traceability criteria. The minister also ordered the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) to audit parliamentarians’ transfers through amendments to the secret budget.
