Plenary of the Federal Court of Auditors will analyze a federal government appeal against the precautionary measure issued by the Court, which determined the blockade of R $ 6 billion for the program
O It is at the center of attention on Wednesday (12), analyzing the federal government’s appeal against the blockade of six billion reais of the social program . The initial blocking decision was made by Minister Augusto Nardes and later endorsed by the Court, based on a technical analysis that identified irregularities in the operation of the program. The blocked amount refers to idle resources of public funds that were transferred to a private fund created specifically to the Step Foot, without passing through the National Treasury, which raised suspicions of possible violations of constitutional principles.
The federal government, in turn, argues that the program’s expenses should be included only in the 2026 budget. However, TCU conditions the release of resources blocked to include the budget in the 2025 budget, which is still awaiting approval of the National Congress. Despite the blockade, the government ensures that students’ payments will not be interrupted. The program, one of the main social initiatives of President Lula’s management, provides for the payment of R $ 200 a month to high school students from public schools, as well as a savings with an annual deposit of R $ 1,000, which can be drawn at the end of Third year.
In search of a solution to the impasse, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad met with Minister Augusto Nardes on Monday (10). The General Advocacy of the Union, on an appeal presented to the TCU, denied any illegality in the transfer of funds and requested, if the block is not reviewed, a period of 120 days to present a plan to comply with the decision, without compromising the continuity of the foot program -Dea.
*With information from Janaína Camelo
*Report produced with the aid of AI
