Santa Catarina had a higher increase, with values growing 1,777% compared to 2024; proximity of the election year motivates up the transfers
The transfers of parliamentary amendments grew in 11 Brazilian states in the first months of 2025, as revealed by the newspaper published this Friday (30.MAI.2025).
The data was compiled from information provided in the transparency portals of the 27 states. In 13 other federation units, there are no updated or detailed data on transfers, while 3 states recorded a reduction in resource movements or stabilization over the same period of 2024.
The largest increase was in Santa Catarina, where, according to the survey, the amount intended for parliamentary amendments rose from R $ 609 thousand in the first months of 2024 to approximately R $ 11.4 million, which represents a variation of 1,777%.
Then, Rio Grande do Norte appears, with 1,544% increase in the value of transfers, which went from R $ 1.785 million to just over R $ 29.3 million. Roraima was the 3rd state with the highest appreciation: the transfers of parliamentary amendments went from $ 55.9 million to $ 97.5 million.
The values remained almost unchanged in Rio Grande do Sul, while they had a reduction in 2 states. Espírito Santo had a 1% drop in transfers, from R $ 172 million to R $ 170 million. Already the Amazonas had the most sharp drop, with values reducing by 27%, or from almost $ 274 million to just over $ 199 million.
The significant increase in Santa Catarina is explained by the increase in the budget for parliamentary amendments, approved by the deputies in December 2024. The amount went from R $ 418 million to R $ 812 million, consequently increasing the amount committed in the first months of 2025.
For the political scientist at UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Paulo Baía, the movements are influenced by proximity to the election year.
“This is the time to strengthen the political basis, and parliamentary amendments are a valuable currency in this process. As the electoral calendar requires that the commitments be made by June of the year of election, many states accelerate this movement now” The globe.
Congress approves standardization of amendments
The National Congress on May 13, which amends the Internal Regulations on Amendments of Deputies and Senators. The text now goes to promulgation. The president of the Senate, (Brazil-AP Union), led the session. Read the project (PDF – 4 MB).
The deputies (PSOL-RJ) and (Novo-SP), from opposite political fields, questioned what would be a gap in transparency. Braga said the text does not explicit if the deputies who indicate amendments to the bench leaders will be identified. Alcolumbre and Gomes stated that congressmen could be individualized in the minutes.
In Annex 3 of the project, there is the standard of the amendments indicated by leaders. There is a spreadsheet that describes the amendments, but there is no space to identify the deputy who indicated it. For Braga and Ventura, the possibility of putting the names in the minutes does not mean the obligation that was established by the Supreme Court.
Voltage with the STF and project on amendments
Congressmen’s amendments were the subject of a series of decisions by the Supreme Court Minister Flávio Dino since August 2024, which culminated in the suspension of the imposing amendments, whose payment is mandatory by the government. The minister’s actions caused a tension between the three powers.
Congress in November the voting of a bill that creates rules for the allocation and rendering of accounts of individual amendments (including special transfers, known as pix amendments), state benches and commissions.
