Minister Flávio Dino of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) determined that the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) extend audits and perform face-to-face inspections in states that have received transfers from parliamentary amendments without proper registration and transparency. The decision, issued last Wednesday (7), is part of the process that investigates the traceability and transparency of the so-called “pix amendments”.
The measure is a direct response to the finding of, pointed out in a previous decision of the STF of 2022. Dino pointed out that the lack of control and clarity in the records of transfers prevent the verification of the final destination of public resources, generating risk of mismanagement and deviations.
Audits
In the decision, Flávio Dino determined that the CGU intensify audits in parliamentary amendments that do not yet have clear or appropriate records, with special focus in cases where ‘passage accounts’ are used. This mechanism allows resources to move through various bank accounts before reaching the destination, making it difficult to track public money.
The minister also ordered inspections to be carried out in person in the benefited states, ensuring a more rigorous check. The CGU will have a 10 business days to present to the Supreme Court a schedule with goals and deadlines for new inspections. The agency must also inform which measures are being adopted to ensure traceability and accountability of resources.
Transparency
Dino stressed that resources from parliamentary amendments need to be applied clearly and transparently, with proper accountability. ‘Public money is not liquid to randomly drain in the face of inefficiencies or gaseous to crumble in the air due to misconduct,’ said the minister in the decision.
The determination of the Supreme Court is based on technical analyzes of the CGU itself, which have already identified a series of irregularities in the management of resources passed on by parliamentary amendments to states and municipalities.
