Document obtained by Jovem Pan calls for an audit of the PNLD’s budget execution between 2023 and 2026
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) filed a representation with the Federal Audit Court asking audit of budget and contractual execution of the National Book and Teaching Material Program (PNLD), with regard to the production and distribution of accessible books for students with visual impairments between 2023 and 2026.
A Young Pan had access to the document sent to the Court of Auditors. In it, the parliamentarian requests a detailed investigation of the contracts signed by the and by the National Education Development Fund (FNDE), including price analysis, hiring criteria, demand planning and effective delivery of materials to education networks.
The initiative comes after reports that blind and visually impaired students would have started the 2026 school year without receiving adapted books. The MEC later reported that the delivery of materials would take place from March onwards.
According to the representation, the government announced an investment of R$27 million to serve around 3,400 students in 2026, which, according to the senator, would represent average cost over R$7,900 per student. The document also questions the expected number of 22,300 books in Braille for the year, considered insufficient given the estimate of around 45 thousand blind students of school age in the country, based on IBGE data.
In addition to the specific analysis regarding 2026, the request to the TCU includes a retrospective audit of the years 2023 to 2025. According to the data presented in the representation, the MEC would have allocated more than R$59 million to the production of accessible books in the period, with a significant variation in the average cost per copy.
In the document, Flávio Bolsonaro argues that there is a possible mismatch between real demand and public policy planning, in addition to requesting that the TCU evaluate possible overpricing, management failures and the proportionality of resources allocated to inclusive education. The senator asks, if necessary, for the adoption of precautionary measures and possible accountability of public agents.
The TCU must still decide whether to admit the representation and initiate an audit process.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
