A member of the government stressed that the last minute changes “drained” budgetary resources from a series of priority government actions, such as the Nesting programs, the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) and even Civil Defense, affecting, for example, allocations for tankers, according to this interlocutor.
A similar movement occurred last year and, where possible, the government made changes within ministries and, in cases where it was very obvious that it was a disguised amendment, with a very specific destination, there was a veto. The strategy for 2026 must be the same: move as much as possible to original destinations, veto anything irregular and block if necessary to adjust spending to the framework ceiling.
The logic of parliamentarians to have even more control over budgetary resources was to strengthen the allocations of the departments commanded by representatives of the Centrão. This is not an amendment in the traditional sense because control is less direct, dependent on execution by the ministry, which can change its fate. But if it is carried out where the deputies and senators want it, the effect is the same.
With this money, parliamentarians would have almost 61 billion reais in their hands. However, among the traditional amendments, the amount is R$49.9 billion, of which only R$12 billion is non-imposing, forcing the government to execute them. It is worth remembering that in 2026 the government will be obliged to pay 65% of the total amendments by the middle of the year.
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