The New Party requested the (Federal Audit Court) this Monday (Dec 30, 2024) to investigate the distribution of R$2.5 billion in resources than would be “disguised amendments”. The acronym asked for the immediate suspension of the transfers, pending a decision on the case. Here is it (PDF – 242 kB).
The action takes place in Brasília, in response to the allocation of funds made days before the end of the deadline for committing resources to the 2024 Budget, and was revealed by the blog Malu Gaspar.
According to the document, the controversy involves the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, under the leadership of minister Alexandre Padilha, and the use of an allocation from the . The maneuver would make it possible to release funds to parliamentarians without the need to identify or specify the benefiting municipalities.
According to the New, the “disguised amendments” benefit parliamentarians affected by the reduction in . Documents reveal that, since December 19, 2024, Padilha’s advisors and government leaders have guided deputies and senators on requesting resources, destined for the health care network.
The funds, reallocated from other areas to Health on the 12th, are distributed by the Padilha SRI, as per requests to government leaders.
