The management of (Republicans) confirmed to the state deputies of São Paulo the payment of R $ 89 million in pix amendments requested by this year. The transfer model is the target of criticism from the State Court of Audit (ECA), which points to inefficiency and lack of transparency.
The value represents an increase of 12.6% compared to the amount released over the past year. The party, with Alesp’s largest bench (DE), led the requests, with $ 17.9 million.
PIX amendments – so -called “special transfers” – are imposing (mandatory execution) funds sent by the state government to municipalities, without directly informing how the resources will be used.
The confirmation of the payment was formalized in resolution published in the Official Gazette by the Secretariat of Government, folder commanded by ().
According to the Secretariat, as the amendments are mandatory execution, the government can only refuse indications in case of technical failures in identifying the amendment, as a data error in the bank’s bank accounts. Seven of the 214 requests were rejected this year. In 2023, there were six refusal in 253.
The amendment model has been adopted in the state since 2022. Until last year, the municipalities of São Paulo – with the exception of the capital, which have their own court – had received R $ 259.1 million, according to the ECA.
In practice, deputies see in pix amendments a way to serve their electoral bases faster and expand political visibility in municipalities controlled by allies. For opposition, it is still a way to ensure revenue for their own projects, as they do not depend on Tarcisio’s direct endorsement.
Report released by the court in December, based on data collected from August, pointed out that R $ 145 million – also half of the funds allocated – were stopped in bank accounts, unused. For the agency, the situation highlights “inefficiency in the public management of these resources”. By law, at least 70% of the amount passed on must be destined for investments.
The ECA also pointed out that “there are flaws in the transparency of the execution of resources.” Only 2 of the 644 municipalities of São Paulo informed, in their official portals, the receipt of these amendments.
Even after the alerts, no change was made in the legislation to correct the distortions.
On the PT bench, Deputy Enio Tatto was the one who made the most indications of this type of expense. It justifies the volume of party spending with the argument that this kind of amendment has a faster execution than others.
“The amendments have a bureaucratic process to enter into agreements, sometimes the municipalities have difficulties to make the projects, bids. With the pix amendment, it is pix, the money comes out on time,” he said.
Tatto also states that there is a constant pilgrimage of mayors in Alesp in search of these resources. About the point made by the ECA that, in practice, much of the resources is stopped, he attributed the fact to the difficulties of the municipalities. “There is a 2023 Embu project that is leaving only now,” he said, saying he follows the execution of resources.
Considering the PT benches, the PT leads the list of PIX amendments expenses, but individually, it is Madureira (PSD) who made the most indications of this type of money. It allocated R $ 3 million for Jacareí, R $ 1.7 million for Ibiúna and R $ 1.3 million to Arujá, all cities in the interior of the state.
“[A escolha de emendas Pix] It was to make these important resources urgently arrive at the municipalities, “said the deputy.” They will be used in the health area, which I closely follow because I’m at the Health Commission [da Alesp]”He said, without objectively pointing out what will be done with the appeal.
According to government data, the funds were sprayed by deputies in 175 municipalities this year. , in Greater São Paulo, will receive the largest slice: R $ 3.6 million. The nomination came from Deputy Ana Carolina Serra (Citizenship), wife of former mayor Paulinho Serra, who made his successor, Gilvan Junior ().
Sought by the report, the city did not detail how the money will be applied. “The municipality will evaluate the most appropriate destination of the appeal, prioritizing investments with direct impact on the quality of life of the population,” he said in a statement.
In 2023, the city had received $ 250,000, but the value was not yet used. “The funds are reserved for a project in the area of social assistance that, at the moment, undergoes technical adjustments and follows in the phase of meeting protocol requirements,” added the city, without detailing the project.
