Lula met with parliamentary presidents Rodrigo Pacheco and Arthur Lira to discuss the matter due to the Legislature’s dissatisfactions; The amount released must be divided into R$4.1 billion in bench amendments and the other R$2.3 billion in committee amendments
The senator government leader in announced the release of more than 6 billion reais in parliamentary amendments for the year 2024. This decision was taken last Monday (09) after a strategic meeting with President Lula, Congress leaders, and the presidents of the Chamber and from the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco and Arthur Lira. The measure’s main objective is to calm the growing dissatisfaction in Congress, which arose after minister Flávio Dino’s decision to maintain strict rules for the release of these resources.
To formalize the release, the Federal Attorney General’s Office will issue an enforceable decision, while the Civil House will publish a specific ordinance to release 6.4 billion reais in amendments, with 4.1 billion intended for bench amendments and 2.3 billion for committee amendments. The ordinance should be ready by the end of this morning.
Despite the promise of releasing resources, the atmosphere in Congress remains tense, which could complicate the vote on the spending cut package scheduled for this week. Parliamentarians’ discontent is fueled, in part, by the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court, which many see as undue interference in legislative matters. The previous week, a similar situation occurred, minister Flavio Dino maintained his decision and the government ended up releasing 7.8 billion reais in tax amendments after intense negotiations. Even in the face of these tensions, the government remains focused on approving the fiscal adjustment package in 2024, as highlighted by Dário Durigan, from the Ministry of Finance’s economic team.
*With information from Aline Becketty
*Report produced with the help of AI
