Resources, which do not have a specific purpose previously defined, are transferred directly to states and municipalities indicated by parliamentarians
The Supreme Court (STF) minister determined on Thursday (20) that the federal government begins an investigation into the use of “pix amendments” aimed at the event sector. These amendments, which do not have a previously defined specific purpose, are transferred directly to states and municipalities indicated by parliamentarians and became imposing from 2019. Dino requested that the amendments intended for events were allocated to specific accounts or if they were deposited in generic accounts. In addition, he wants to know if it is possible to track the money to the final beneficiary and if the events were included in the emergency program to resume the event sector (Perse).
The Secretariat of Institutional Relations, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Tourism must send the results of this investigation to the Supreme. Perse was instituted during the pandemic to offer tax exemptions to the event sector. After the emergency end, the government found it difficult to end the program, and the IRS identified more than two thousand companies that would have received irregular benefits. In addition, the minister blocked R $ 2.5 billion in amendments intended for health, which were passed on to states and municipalities.
He emphasized that most of this amount remains retained due to the lack of compliance with a court decision that requires the opening of specific accounts to facilitate the identification of the final beneficiary. Dino pointed out that the blocking of amendments is not an arbitrary action, but a response to irregularities found. A report by the Union Court of Auditors revealed that only 19% of the PIX amendments of the last six years allow the clear identification of the final recipient. In recent times, the minister has faced resistance in Congress regarding the release of imposing parliamentary amendments, blocking resources that do not allow the identification of beneficiaries.
He said he is in constant dialogue with the executive and legislative powers to seek solutions to these issues.
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Published by Matheus Oliveira
