The president of , (-PB), demanded from federal deputy Dani Cunha (União Brasil-RJ) the return of R$ 12 thousand paid by the House so that she could participate in the , as the event led by the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) Gilmar Mendes became known.
The Legal Forum took place between the 2nd and 4th of July last year, in Lisbon. Despite this, Dani presented, in the first version of the report, only round-trip tickets through Porto, a city approximately 300 km from the Portuguese capital.
Motta understood that the report did not demonstrate her participation in the event and sent the case to the Chamber’s legal counsel.
After questioning the presidency, the deputy began to complement the information. Dani added to the process a statement from a hotel in Lisbon, from a driver who had provided transportation from Porto and from a travel agency that had intermediated the service.
The Chamber’s regulations do not allow drivers’ declarations as proof. Even so, the lawyer stated that Dani was able to prove that he had traveled and understood that the reimbursement for the daily allowances would be disproportionate. The opinion was sent to Motta on December 19 for a final decision — which now tends to be favorable.
For official missions in countries outside Latin America, the Chamber gives the deputy US$428 per day for accommodation, transportation and food costs. Dani received R$12,139.47 to go to “Gilmarpalooza”, the equivalent of four and a half nights at R$5.67 to the dollar, plus an additional R$1,219.05.
The Chamber’s website reports Dani’s participation in the 13th Lisbon Legal Forum, but the accountability of the official mission appears with the status of “pending”. The Panel asked the deputy’s office to send the report, but there was no response.
“The Chamber’s Advocacy said that the competence to judge lies with the Presidency, but that the deputy presented documents that prove her participation and stay in Lisbon”, stated the office, in a note.
Motta did not want to comment. The Chamber’s press office said that the process “is still under analysis”.
Dani is the daughter of the former president of the Chamber of Deputies, responsible for opening the impeachment process against former president Dilma Rousseff (PT), in 2015. Cunha was one of the guarantors of his election as president of the House, last year.
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