STF Minister releases execution of the rapporteur's amendments

Justice Rosa Weber, from the Federal Supreme Court (STF), decided this Monday (6) to release the payment of the resources of the so-called "rapporteur's amendments" relating to the Union Budget this year.

The decision was taken after Congress passed a resolution last week to fulfill part of the decision to publicize the resource allocation process. The release is valid, but will still be voted on in an extraordinary session of the Supreme's virtual plenary.

Last month, the virtual plenary of the STF maintained the injunction issued by the minister, which froze the transfers, based on an action taken by opposition parties. With the decision, the payment of the rapporteur's amendments to public bodies was suspended until yesterday's decision.

By suspending this type of amendment, the minister understood that there were no objective and transparent criteria for the allocation of resources. Rosa Weber considered that there was an absence of accountability instruments on the amendments made by the General Rapporteur (RP9).

Prior to the approval of the new rules, the amendments were based on Congressional Resolution 01/2006. The amendments of the General Rapporteur to the Federal Budget could be presented by the congressman in charge of correcting technical and legal omissions, with the objective of organizing the budget piece.

In practice, this type of amendment is passed on, through the rapporteur, to deputies and senators who support the government. In this way, the indication for the application of resources in hospitals and schools, for example, occurs without disclosing the name of the congressman who authored the amendment to the budget.

In the case of individual and bench amendments, the authors can be identified.

According to the Legislative Consultancy of the Chamber, in this year's budget, the Ministries of Health (BRL 4.6 billion), Regional Development (BRL 2.7 billion) and Agriculture (BRL 790 million) are the biggest beneficiaries of the efforts. arising from the rapporteur's amendments.

Text translated using artificial intelligence.