Governments of states and city halls, suppliers of tractors and trucks, as well as NGOs, are among the biggest beneficiaries of funds in the last five years.
The main recipients of the money are the municipalities, totaling more than R $ 103 billion of the approximately in nominations of since 2020.
The criteria and transparency of the transfers are at the center of discussions that led to one last year about the distribution of money.
The smallest city of Roraima, with 7,777 inhabitants, São Luiz do Anauá (RR) is the municipality that has gained the most amendments in relation to the population in the last five years. About R $ 16,200 per resident, or R $ 126.2 million in total.
The funds boosted actions and works in the small town, which has only R $ 51.9 million in expenditure provided for in the 2025 budget.
In total values, Macapá leads the money passed on to the municipalities in the same period. More than R $ 610 million were paid for shares in the capital of Amapá. The state has two strong groomsmen in the legislature: Senate President David Alcolumbre (União Brasil), and Government leader in Congress, Randolfe Rodrigues (PT).
Data on the division of amendments reveal the strength of the political groups that control money sharing and also show that Congress prioritizes rapidly returning actions such as tractors’ donation. Three of the five companies that have gained the most amendment resources are suppliers of machinery and vehicles.
Leader in this clipping, Chinese XCMG has received more than $ 800 million since 2020 to provide backhoes, agricultural tractors and other machines. The company has a headquarters in Pouso Alegre (MG).
Used to recover roads and build tanks and dams, the equipment was purchased mainly by state and donated to municipalities and entities chosen by parliamentarians.
In 2023, Sheet showed that the machines such as Itatim (BA). Located 213 km from Salvador, the city was the main beneficiary, at the time, by Codevasf donations under the Lula government (PT).
The destination of amendments is also in the sights of investigations into alleged irregularities that. In 2024, the distribution of the money won, as a new element, a series of decisions, on the grounds that there was no transparency in sharing.
Rapporteur of actions in the Supreme Court, the minister also ordered the opening of audits of the CGU (Comptroller General of the Union) on the transfers made to non-profit entities.
These organizations have received at least $ 5.9 billion in parliamentary nominations in the last five years. The ranking of largest beneficiaries is headed by FIOTEC (Fiocruz Support Foundation), with R $ 464.4 million.
About R $ 290 million paid to the entity are amendments from the budget rapporteur presented in 2020. The money was used to reinforce actions related to the Ministry of Health during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The rapporteur’s amount was in 2022. A part of this resource was used as a bargaining currency in the negotiations between government and congress, without pointing out the true author of the nominations.
There are two NGOs among the five non -profit entities that received the most amendments. One of them, Con-Tato, had more than R $ 137 million in paid amendments, a funds indicated mainly by the Rio de Janeiro bench and rapporteur amendments.
The NGO promotes training courses for relocation in the labor market, among other activities.
The entity was the target of a CGU audit determined by Dino. In a report published in November, the controllership considered “disabled” the work plans analyzed, said he saw inaccuracy in hiring specifications and pointed out other flaws in the execution of the values indicated by parliamentarians.
“Con-Tato NGO governance mechanisms have proved to be fragile, with an inappropriate level of transparency and inspection,” said the CGU.
In a statement, Con-Tato said that “it is natural and positive” that the entity be supervised by the control bodies. “This ensures that good work practices and the transparency of information is in a constant process of improvement.”
The increase in budget control by Congress has made public agencies dependent on parliamentary nominations to fund routine expenses. The Ministry of Sports had.
The total amount of paid amendments from 2020 to 2024 represents parliamentary nominations in the previous cycle, from 2015 to 2019.
The distribution of money has become a mechanism for municipalities and states to reinforce the financing of health funds and enable agreements for works.
Among the municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, Parintins (AM) is the second that received the most amendments in the country, with about $ 200 million.
Mayor of the city until 2024, Frank Bi Garcia (PSD) states that the nominations of deputies and senators have become an attractive option for large investments, as ministries often have few resources to offer.
“It is rare to get some investment of voluntary proposal, which is executed by the ministry, although Parintins is always part of the edicts,” he says.
Garcia also says that amendments play the construction of a city protection wall, as well as roads to connect agrovilas that are isolated when the rivers of the region dry, among other actions.
Asked about the application of resources, the municipalities of São Luiz do Anauá and Macapá, besides the XCMG, did not speak.
