In a meeting held on Monday (2nd March), the topic was discussed between representatives of the AGU and the public lawyers’ fees council
The (General Attorney’s Office of the Union) is working to get the (Advocate Fees Curator Council) to accept a donation of R$320 million to update the ministry’s electronic equipment and systems.
In a meeting held on Monday (March 2, 2026), representatives of the AGU, headed by Jorge Messias, met with managers of the fund responsible for paying the so-called loss fees – a type of bonus paid to public lawyers when the Union wins legal proceedings.
Here is what AGU sent to CCHA.
There is still no formal decision on a possible donation. The possibility, however, caused dissatisfaction among representatives of the category. The fund is intended to pay public lawyers from the 4 careers that make up federal public law: Union lawyer, National Treasury attorney, Central Bank attorney and federal attorney.
This is not the first time that AGU has used the mechanism.
A year ago, the Poder360 that the department pressed for – and obtained – a much smaller transfer: R$5.9 million. This time, the value under discussion is 54 times higher. This means an increase of 5,000%.
R$200 million in computers
If the proposal forwarded to CCHA succeeds, the projection is that around R$200 million will be spent on the acquisition of 13,448 computers. The volume easily exceeds the total number of federal public lawyers in the institution’s 4 careers: 5,521, according to the Transparency Portal.
When contacted, AGU stated that negotiations are ongoing and aim to modernize the institution’s technology park. The ministry also declared that there is no illegality in receiving these resources.
“Based on these negotiations, once mutual interest has been verified, the AGU must prepare a notice to regulate the receipt of donations from any interested parties, as expressed in the legislation”, these.
A year ago, R$5.9 million was allocated to purchasing equipment and updating the Super Sapiens platform, used by public lawyers.
“The use of CCHA resources in activities that support and increase the collection of these fees is authorized by current regulations, as well as by the Federal Audit Court (TCU)”, said the folder.
