Mendonça: The Rouanet Law CPI cannot turn into a "witch hunt"
Brazilian Education Minister Mendonça Filho stated that the potential creation of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate irregularities in the granting of tax incentives under the Rouanet Law for cultural incentives cannot become a kind of "witch hunt" due to political positions. "It will be up to the Minister of Culture [Marcelo Calero] to negotiate with parliament and ensure transparency without it becoming a witch hunt, as if it were an act of persecution," the minister affirmed. The request for the creation of the CPI obtained the support of 190 parliamentarians – above the minimum of 171 signatures required for its creation – and was proposed by parliamentarians from the DEM party, Minister Mendonça Filho's party.
247 - The Minister of Education, Mendonça Filho, said that the potential creation of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) to investigate irregularities in the granting of tax incentives under the Rouanet Law for cultural incentives cannot become a kind of "witch hunt" due to political positions.
"Regarding the CPI [Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry], many reacted in a technical way, while others analyzed it from a political standpoint. It will be up to the Minister of Culture [Marcelo Calero] to negotiate with parliament and ensure transparency without resorting to a witch hunt, as if it were an act of persecution," the minister stated in an interview with Rádio Jornal do Commercio.
The request to create the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) received the support of 190 parliamentarians – exceeding the minimum of 171 signatures required for its creation – and was proposed by parliamentarians from the DEM party, the party of Minister Mendonça Filho. According to the parliamentarians in favor of creating the CPI, the Rouanet Law is a "way of outsourcing the transfer of federal funds."