Lawmakers advocate for unblocking the "Pé-de-Meia" program.
Tabata Amaral and Rafael Brito state that there are no irregularities in the transfer of funds and warn of the negative impact on education.
247 - The Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) will decide this Wednesday (12) on the future of the Pé-de-Meia program, which offers scholarships and savings for high school students. Minister Augusto Nardes ordered the blocking of R$ 6 billion allocated to the program this year. The Attorney General's Office (AGU) appealed the decision, and the TCU plenary will analyze the appeal today. The information is from the Congresso em Foco portal.
Congresswoman Tabata Amaral (PSB-SP), co-author of the bill, and Congressman Rafael Brito (MDB-AL), leader of the Mixed Parliamentary Front for Education, argue that there is no illegality in the transfer of funds to the Pé-de-Meia program. "There is no misappropriation, no accounting trickery, no crime of responsibility," the parliamentarians state.
They warn that the TCU's decision could compromise the future of a generation of students. "The blocking of these funds directly threatens the continuity of studies for thousands of young people who depend on the program to remain in school," they emphasize.
The "Pé-de-Meia" program was created to encourage students to remain in high school, offering financial support and savings that can be used after graduation. The legislation that established the program created the Fund for Incentives to Remain in High School (Fipem) to manage the resources. The TCU (Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts) questions the method of transferring these resources, arguing that part of them should be included in the budget and cannot be paid directly.
The parliamentarians emphasize the importance of the program for Brazilian education and ask the TCU (Federal Court of Accounts) to reconsider the freeze, guaranteeing the continuity of the Pé-de-Meia program and support for the students who benefit from it.
