Motta admits cutting on amendments for fiscal adjustment, but warns against ‘criminalization’

The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), said on Friday (4), in an interview with GloboNewsthat the cut in parliamentary amendments can be considered as part of negotiations for government fiscal adjustment. According to him, this measure is legitimate within the joint effort to guarantee fiscal responsibility, but stressed that the subject should not be treated with moralist or punitive bias.

Motta pointed out that parliamentary amendments, which total about R $ 50 billion in this year’s budget, are important to meet local and regional demands, but that their release has occurred at a slow pace, generating dissatisfaction between deputies and senators. He argued that any decision on cuts should be the result of consensus and dialogue between the executive and legislative powers.

The mayor also criticized the criminalization of amendments, warning of the risk of associating these resources with personal payments of parliamentarians. He also condemned the practice of conditioning the release of amendments to the voting of specific projects, stating that this compromises the independence of Parliament.

The debate takes place amid a clash between government and congress on how to adjust public accounts to avoid a break in 2025. Recently, the government tried to increase the collection by raising the financial operations tax (IOF), which has been barred by Congress and is now being judicialized.