Government releases R$1.8 billion in amendments in one week and tries to reduce pressure from Congress

The federal government released around R$1.8 billion in parliamentary amendments over the last week, in a concentrated effort to speed up budget execution in the final stretch of 2025 and contain pressure from Congress. With progress, the total disbursed in the year reached R$31.01 billion, according to updated Budget data, although a significant portion of the resources remains pending payment just a few days before the end of the year.

The movement involves a task force coordinated by the Secretariat for Institutional Relations (SRI), in conjunction with the National Treasury and ministries responsible for executing expenses, with the aim of accelerating commitments, settlements and payments before December 31st.

Until the last week of the legislature’s work, R$29.2 billion had actually been paid in parliamentary amendments. Despite progress, the numbers indicate that there remains a significant difference between the amounts committed and those actually paid. Of the total of R$48.49 billion in amendments planned for 2025, R$45.26 billion has already been committed, which corresponds to approximately 93% of the authorized amount. In the next stage, R$31.25 billion was settled, while R$31.01 billion reached the final payment phase.

In practice, around R$17 billion remains unpaid to date, even after the progress recorded in recent weeks. These resources remain committed or settled, but not yet disbursed, which maintains the possibility of being registered as balances payable for the next years.

The implementation of the amendments in 2025 takes place in a context marked by changes in procedures. The Budget was only sanctioned in April, concentrating administrative steps in the second semester. In addition, new rules came into effect for the presentation, indication and execution of amendments, approved by Congress following decisions by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) that established additional transparency and traceability requirements.

These changes increased the number of formal steps required to release resources, including adjustments to work plans, checking documentation and verifying compliance with new legal requirements. The government has highlighted these changes as part of the context that influences the pace of execution throughout the year.

The data also shows differences in execution depending on the type of amendment. The individual amendments, which are mandatory, account for most of the amounts paid so far, with R$19.7 billion disbursed, considering nominations from deputies and senators. State bench amendments total R$6.02 billion paid. Commission amendments, which do not have mandatory execution, record R$5.29 billion in payments, considering the Chamber and Senate.

The PL leads among the parties with R$3.35 billion paid, followed by PSD (R$2.25 billion), PT (R$2.25 billion) and União Brasil (R$2.24 billion). Next come MDB, with R$2.10 billion, PP, with R$1.87 billion, and Republicans, who total R$1.45 billion in effective payments.

Parliamentarians from different parties have been closely monitoring the progress of budget execution, especially at the end of the year, when disbursements traditionally accelerate. The topic was mentioned in discussions in Congress throughout December, amid the analysis of projects of interest to the government and the assessment of the pace of release of amendments.

In Planalto, the SRI remains responsible for communicating with deputies and senators and for sending the final letters to the National Treasury after regularizing the documentation in the sectoral ministries. The technical team’s focus remains on completing the necessary steps to enable as many payments as possible within 2025.

In recent years, parliamentary amendments have come to occupy an increasingly relevant portion of the Union Budget, both in financial volume and political weight. The growth of this instrument was accompanied by legislative changes that made the execution of a significant part of the resources indicated by deputies and senators mandatory, especially in the case of individual and state bench amendments. This process changed the dynamics of budget execution and increased the centrality of amendments in the relationship between the Executive and Legislative branches.

At the same time, the increase in the value allocated to amendments led to an intensification of institutional control over these resources. Recent decisions by the Federal Supreme Court established stricter parameters for execution, with requirements for transparency, identification of beneficiaries and traceability of expenses. In response, Congress approved resolutions to adapt internal procedures and comply with the Judiciary’s determinations, which resulted in a new administrative flow for the release of resources, in force throughout 2025.