The minister of the (Federal Supreme Court) prohibited deputies and senators from allocating parliamentary amendments to NGOs (non-governmental organizations) that have relatives in their administrative staff. The prohibition of “nepotism” in the choice of sending funds from Congress is contained in a decision issued this Thursday (15).
According to the decision, the “allocation and execution of resources originating in favor of third sector entities” that “have, in their management and administrative staff, a spouse, partner or relative, in a direct line, collateral or by affinity, up to the third degree, of a parliamentarian responsible for indicating the amendment” is prohibited.
The rule also applies to relatives of advisors linked to the congressman who authored the nomination. It is not clear, however, what the situation is with amendments by committees or state benches, which are signed collectively by parliamentarians.
The minister mentions a report from the newspaper O Globo that shows a tenfold increase in the transfers of parliamentary amendments to NGOs since 2019, reaching a record R$1.7 billion in 2025. The newspaper also points out that an entity used the funds to pay the rent for a property owned by a relative of former deputy Tereza Nelma (PSD-AL).
In the measure, Dino also bars the sending of amendments to entities that “contract, subcontract or intermediate individuals or legal entities” that have participation or contractual links with relatives or companies owned by members of parliamentarians or advisors. The minister wants to prevent subcontracting to circumvent the decision.
In addition to launching an offensive against possible cases of nepotism and administrative improbity, Dino determined in the same document that the ministries of Regional Development and Management and Innovation, in addition to the General Comptroller of the Union, prepare a technical note on the execution of amendments by the (National Department of Works Against Droughts) and the state-owned company (Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do Vales do São Francisco and Parnaíba).
The two public bodies are usually targeted by parliamentarians due to their reach across electoral bases.
Dino determines that the document be prepared within 60 days. The minister points out “chronic execution problems evidenced by successive police operations, in disproportion found in relation to other areas of the Government”.
Offensive on amendments
Dino is the rapporteur of an ADPF (Argument of Non-Compliance with Fundamental Precepts) that questions the lack of transparency in the indication and execution of parliamentary amendments. This is a sum that deputies and senators send to their electoral bases, the value of which has grown in the face of hypertrophy in Congress.
In 2026, the estimated value for amendments with mandatory payment by the government reached R$37.8 billion. Since 2024, Dino has given decisions that contradict Congress, demanding more transparency and methodology for indicating these values, mainly in the headings of thematic commissions and state benches, which are collectively signed.
Dino even suspended payment for Pix amendments, which fall directly into the city halls’ coffers, and blocked the release of thematic commissions items. Such attitudes led to a climate of dispute between the STF and Congress.
