The resulting tension between (Supreme Federal Court) and the federal government is preceded by a series of episodes that put the Powers into shock.
This Monday (23), the . It also ordered the opening of an investigation to investigate the release of the amounts.
Dino stated that it is not “compatible with the constitutional order” for the continuation of the cycle of complaints about poorly carried out works, misappropriation of funds and suitcases of money being seized in planes, safes, closets or thrown out of windows.
“Such institutional degradation constitutes an unacceptable series of unconstitutionalities, demanding the persevering action of the Federal Supreme Court”, wrote the minister in this Monday’s decision.
At the beginning of the month, . Dino had already ordered the suspension of funds until the Legislature approved transparency rules.
Congress approved, and the president () sanctioned, in November, a . The text resulted from an agreement between the Legislative and Executive branches to end the conflict over parliamentary amendments.
The legislation establishes, for example, for Pix amendments, the indication of the object and the value of the transfer when the beneficiary entity is indicated (state, municipality or Federal District). Or, for committee amendments, the precise identification of the object.
Reporter of the process on the transparency of amendments, Dino also determined the identification of the congressman in the committee amendments and that Pix amendments can only be paid with the prior approval of a work plan by the federal Executive.
The impositions caused discomfort among congressmen, who pressed for the release of resources without the reservations placed by the minister and demanded the terms of the law approved by them and sanctioned by the Presidency.
This Monday’s decision is another chapter in the dispute over these funds that has led to a crisis between the Supreme Court, Congress and the government, whose relationship has been accumulating sparks for months. Remember emblematic cases.
Anti-STF package
In October, the CCJ (Constitution, Justice and Citizenship Commission) approved the admissibility of bills and PECs (Proposed Amendments to the Constitution) that .
The texts had been forwarded to the collegiate by the president of the House, (-AL), in response to the court’s decision, months ago, to maintain the suspension of the execution of the amendments until the adoption of transparency measures.
Payroll exemption
Previously, in April, one suspended points of law that extended the payroll tax exemption. The exemption had been vetoed by Lula at the end of last year, but Congress overturned the presidential act.
After an impasse, which had been going on for more than a year, since before the intervention of the STF, with clashes between Congress and the Executive, the e foresees, between 2025 and 2027, a process of gradual reinstatement.
In September 2023, the , saying that the date of promulgation of the Constitution (October 5, 1988) cannot be used to define the traditional occupation of land by these communities.
the Legislature approved a bill that validates the thesis. The , and the . The back and forth generated new cases in the Supreme Court, where they are still being discussed.
Drug possession
In , the president guided a process on the decriminalization of possession of . After the resumption of the trial in court, he reacted and.
After that, the e set a limit of up to 40 grams as a criterion to differentiate users from traffickers. The legislative proposal is currently being processed in the Chamber.
Decriminalization of
A. The process was judged virtually and was paralyzed by a prominent request (to take it to the physical plenary) from .
This year, the —procedure to terminate late-stage pregnancies. The.
The resolution inspired a bill in the Chamber that proposes changing the Penal Code to equate abortion performed after 22 weeks of pregnancy to the crime of simple homicide, including in cases of pregnancy resulting from rape.
