Motta tells Dino that the R$ 1.9 billion tortoise in amendments was a government demand

The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), sought out this Monday Minister Flávio Dino, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), to explain the inclusion of a device in the government’s project that reduces tax waivers by 10% and allows the revalidation of around R$ 1.9 billion in remains to be paid from parliamentary amendments.

The excerpt, classified in Congress as a tortoise and revealed by GLOBO, had its effects suspended by Dino’s preliminary decision on Sunday. According to reports, Motta told the minister that the inclusion was presented to the Legislature as a demand attributed to the government, taken to negotiations by the Civil House, with the argument of unlocking public works in progress or at a standstill. When contacted, Motta and Dino did not speak out.

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According to interlocutors, the president of the Chamber told Dino that there was a concern with the preservation of unpaid residues associated mainly with works already started, including projects linked to more than ten ministries, given the risk of definitive abandonment of projects. In the conversation, Motta would have maintained that the device sought to address budget execution bottlenecks.

The Palácio do Planalto, however, denies participation in the articulation. Aides to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claim that the Executive did not request the inclusion of the device and reject the version that the Civil House requested the revalidation of the remaining amounts to be paid. The government is even considering vetoing an excerpt — although Dino has already suspended the effects of the article.

The device was included by the rapporteur in the Chamber, deputy Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB), during the processing of the government project that reduces tax exemptions. The article allows the revalidation of unpaid parliamentary amendments between 2019 and 2023, including those already cancelled. Ribeiro has already stated that the section was inserted at the request of the Executive, with the aim of preserving unpaid remains, especially from works in progress or stopped.

Dino’s decision was based on the assessment that the revalidation of the remaining amounts to be paid could contradict the parameters set by the Supreme Court for the execution of parliamentary amendments, especially after the end of the secret budget and the reinforcement of transparency and traceability requirements.

Yesterday, the minister listened to the arguments presented by Motta and told interlocutors that he will await the formal position of the parties in the process before making any additional statements. The injunction will still be analyzed by the Court’s plenary session