The increase in the amount allocated to parliamentary amendments, which have consumed an increasing part of the Budget, . A survey carried out by Sheet showed that the Sports department is the one with the highest proportion of spending directed by Congress.
Amendments have been a topic of struggle between the (Federal Supreme Court) and Congress. In December, a decision by the minister forced a break on parliamentarians’ vacations, after the .
Amendments are the way that deputies and senators have to send money from the public budget for works and projects in their electoral bases. Since 2020, they have generated R$148 billion. On Esplanada, the growth in amendments has meant more restrictions for ministers to define how the budget is used.
This Tuesday’s Breakfast (14) discusses how the amendments impact the ministries’ budget and what this means for public policies. The reporter from Sheet in Brasília explains which departments are most targeted in this game of amendments, discusses the path of money to the end (where it changes people’s lives) and analyzes how demands for transparency can affect the use of these resources.
The audio program is published on Spotify, a streaming service partner of Sheet in the initiative and which specializes in music, podcast and video. You can listen to the episode by clicking above. To access the app, simply register for free.
Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists Gabriela Mayer and Gustavo Simon, produced by Laura Lewer, Lucas Monteiro and Paola Ferreira Rosa. Sound editing is by Thomé Granemann.
