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Brazil’s Secret Budget Amendments Return via Committee Funds, CGU Warns

The Rio Times · 3h ago · 🇧🇷 Brazil

Brazil’s Secret Budget Amendments Return via Committee Funds, CGU Warns

Politics Key Facts —Scale. Committee amendments, known as emendas de comissão, surpassed R$15 billion (US$2.8 billion) in 2024 alone. —Growth. This category jumped from R$329 million to R$15.5 billion between 2022 and 2023 after the old scheme was banned. —Opacity. The Comptroller General (CGU) found it is practically impossible to trace the real author of […] The post Brazil’s Secret Budget Amendments Return via Committee Funds, CGU Warns appeared first on The Rio Times .

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