The NGOs and private entities that received the most parliamentary amendments appointed by state deputies and paid by the government (Republicans) in 2024 do not disclose the population how they spend this money.
At the federal level, this practice was criticized by the minister, the (Supreme Court), who decided to 13 organizations for not complying with transparency demands – after corrections, there was release.
In August, Dino had determined that these institutions informed “on the Internet, with total transparency, the amounts arising from parliamentary amendments (from any modality) received in the years 2020 to 2024 and in which they were applied and converted”.
Far from the sight of the court, many entities in Sao Paulo do not follow this pattern. In total, more than a thousand organizations received funds (committed or already paid) by 2024 through imposing amendments, that is, which are chosen by deputies and then evaluated and necessarily passed on by the State.
They total R $ 318 million, according to data from the State Secretariat of Government, led by Gilberto Kassab (PSD). The value represents 38% of the total imposing amendments, which are also intended for municipalities and state agencies.
A survey made by Sheet Among the 20 most benefited institutions, which concentrated 22% of the transfers, points out that none of them follow the parameters of Dino – so that the court decision originally heads to federal amendments.
Virtually all entities have a transparency page on their websites, but only 3 of these 20 indicate the total features they received from amendments last year.
Asked, Tarcisio management stated that the whole process is transparent, but did not comment on the lack of information on NGOs. The publication of the government began to occur in 2023 under Kassab.
“To be able to receive public funds, the entities must comply with a series of requirements provided for in the legislation. The agreements present work plan, and the entities make account, audited by the State Court of Auditors,” the government replied.
The largest beneficiary fired from mandatory state amendments in 2024 was the Paulo Kobayashi Institute (R $ 10.6 million). Then come the Brazilian Confederation of Martial Arts (R $ 5.8 million) and the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Association of Cosmópolis (R $ 5.5 million).
In the case of the first institute, an NGO maintained by the heirs of former Deputy Paulo Kobayashi, specializing in cultural activities played by amendments, there is accounts for projects with copies of contracts and description of activities, but it is not possible to know how much came from the coffers public.
In September, for example, the institution promoted a music festival in the North Zone of the capital in partnership with the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Mega Help, for which it received R $ 1 million in amendments from State Representative Altair Moraes (Republicans ). This does not appear on the site.
Santa Casa de Cosmópolis received the amendments in three transfers, from different deputies, for costing actions. Its page provides expense accountability made by SUS (Unified Health System), but no information on receiving state amendments.
Although Dino’s decision goes to federal amendments, as stated by the Tarcisio government and the Supreme Court’s own advice, there are those who argue that it is also valid for state amendments. It is the understanding of Élida Graziane, prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service of São Paulo.
“By symmetry, STF decisions in universal actions, such as adis [Ações Diretas de Inconstitucionalidade] e ADPFs [Arguições de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental]must be obeyed by the other entities of the Federation. It is worth remembering that states and municipalities have created imposing amendments based exactly on this federative symmetry, “he says.
The prosecutor also cites the Law of Access to Information. The standard says that non -profit private entities that receive any public money should publicize “to the portion of the resources received and their destination, without prejudice to the rendering of accounts to which they are legally required.”
In addition, third sector entities have their own legislation: the regulatory framework of civil society organizations of 2014. “This law already provides that every public appeal accessed by organizations has to be transparent,” says José Antônio Moroni, from Inec ( Institute of Socioeconomic Studies).
Among the mandatory information is the identification of the object of the partnership and the responsible public agency, in addition to the values.
By the regulatory framework, the public power should determine the projects signed with NGOs. But in practice they are prepared by the entities, which then seek amendments with the deputies. “These parliamentary amendments are completely running away from this legislation,” says Moroni.
The Paulo Kobayashi Institute reported in a statement that “it has been gaining notoriety in the execution of projects from parliamentary amendments due to its unblemished conduct” and that it is “adapting the site to improve transparency in projects from parliamentary amendments of the most different spheres” .
The Brazilian Martial Arts Confederation said that “maintains a rigorous process to present the prior documentation, the elaboration of the projects, the planning and execution of the application of resources” on digital platforms of public agencies, adding that “some installments of the previous year They are being completed because they are projects or events of various stages “.
Santa Casa de Cosmópolis, in turn, replied that, from the $ 5.5 million in amendments released to the institution in 2024, it effectively received R $ 800 thousand and has legal deadline until the 31st to report these expenses . “We clarify that we are on time for publication,” says the note.
