Dino suspends transfers to NGOs that received amendments without providing adequate transparency

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), ordered the immediate suspension of transfers of public funds through parliamentary amendments to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which, according to a report from the General Comptroller of Union (CGU), did not provide adequate transparency in the receipt of these resources.

According to a CGU audit report, half of the 26 entities did not provide adequate transparency information or did not disclose information.

“In view of the results presented, I determine: I) the immediate suspension of transfers to entities that do not provide adequate transparency or do not disclose the required information, in accordance with the CGU Report, with the registration of said entities in the Registry of Non-Purpose Private Entities Prohibited Profits (CEPIM) and in the National Register of Disqualified and Suspended Companies (CEIS) by the competent bodies of the Executive Branch”, decided the magistrate.

Dino ordered the Federal Attorney General’s Office to inform the ministries about the impediment of new transfers and that the determination be complied with within five days.

The STF minister gave 60 days for the CGU to carry out a specific audit of the 13 entities that did not provide transparent data on transfers. It also gave 10 days for these NGOs to present complete and transparent data on the amendments on their electronic addresses.

The decision, taken by Dino during the Judiciary’s recess, is yet another chapter in which the magistrate questions the use of parliamentary amendments and the lack of transparency in the transfer of these resources.

At the turn of the year, the STF minister decided to block the commitment — payment commitment — of committee amendments from both the Chamber and the Senate after justifying that rites had not been fulfilled.