Attorney General's Office questions restrictions on salary disclosures.
The Attorney General's Office (AGU) argues that the decision, upheld this Monday, the 9th, by the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, causes serious harm to public order and prevents the Administration from complying with the Federal Constitution and the Access to Information Law.
Fernando Porfírio _247 - The Attorney General's Office (AGU) filed, this Tuesday (10), with the Supreme Federal Court a request to suspend the injunction of the 22nd Federal Court of Brasília that prohibited the Union from disclosing the salaries of federal public servants of the three branches of government in an individualized manner on the internet.
The AGU argues that the decision, upheld this Monday (9) by the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region, causes serious harm to public order and prevents the Administration from complying with the Federal Constitution and the Access to Information Law.
The Union argues that the Supreme Federal Court itself has already endorsed the legitimacy of publishing the salaries of São Paulo's municipal employees online, and emphasizes that the social function of the Transparency Portal is to make public spending more accessible, in accordance with the democratic rule of law.
The defense further emphasizes that prohibiting the disclosure would have an "undesirable multiplier effect," leading to numerous lawsuits with the same objective and opening the possibility of claims for compensation for potential losses and damages.
According to the Attorney General's Office (AGU), the disclosure does not violate the privacy, private life, or honor of the individual, since the salaries paid by the public sector are state information, stemming from the public nature of the position and to which the entire community should have access.
"This is a practice that is repeated in several countries, such as Argentina, Canada, Israel, Hungary, Peru, Chile, and the United States," says the AGU's request.