A secret budget allocated R$ 423 million for works in schools and daycare centers without approval from the FNDE (National Fund for the Development of Education), says Transparência Brasil.
The funds were allocated for 1.939 projects that have not yet been approved by the National Fund for the Development of Education.
247 - Data obtained through the Access to Information Law (LAI) by Transparência Brasil indicate that, between 2020 and 2021, most of the resources committed by the National Fund for the Development of Education (FNDE) for the construction of daycare centers and schools through the secret budget, used by the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government to co-opt the support of parliamentarians in the National Congress, were allocated to projects that have not yet been approved by the agency.
“The survey shows that R$ 789,8 million in rapporteur amendments were committed, that is, reserved in the budget, for 4,7 daycare and preschool projects throughout the country. The majority of the resources, R$ 423 million (53%), were reserved for 1.939 projects that have not yet been approved by the FNDE,” it says. G1.
According to the report, the works only have a 'Commitment Agreement with a Suspensive Clause', a kind of provisional contract that guarantees the allocation of funds.
In a statement, Transparency Brazil highlighted that "when dealing with an area as strategic as education, and with such a significant volume of public resources, the gap in the possibility of control is extremely serious. It makes it impossible to verify if, when, and which projects will or will not ultimately be approved and ready to begin."
According to the organization, Brazil has approximately 2,5 delayed projects, 72% of which are completely paralyzed and depend on resources from the FNDE (National Fund for the Development of Education).
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