PRE contacts 1.273 electoral donors in Goiás
Legal actions are being taken against individuals and legal entities that made contributions to candidates in 2014 exceeding the limits established by law, which are, respectively, 10% of gross income earned in the year prior to the elections and 2% of gross revenue; according to the Regional Electoral Prosecutor, Marcello Santiago Wolff, the actions will be processed by electoral judges according to the electoral domicile of the donors; penalties include a fine of five to ten times the amount donated in excess and ineligibility; for companies, there is also a prohibition on participating in public tenders and entering into contracts with the public sector for a period of five years.
MPF-GO - Following guidelines from the Regional Electoral Prosecutor's Office in Goiás (PRE), electoral prosecutors in the state filed, up to June 13th (the deadline), 1.273 lawsuits against individuals and legal entities that made electoral donations exceeding the limits established by law in the last elections. The list of individuals and legal entities that made irregular donations was forwarded to the Electoral Public Prosecutor's Office by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service, in accordance with article 25, § 4, item II, of TSE Resolution No. 23.406/2014. According to the Regional Electoral Prosecutor, Marcello Santiago Wolff, the actions will be processed by electoral judges, according to the electoral domicile of the donors.
The limit for donations by individuals is 10% of gross income earned in the year prior to the elections, as stipulated in article 23 of Law No. 9.504/97. For legal entities, the limit is up to 2% of gross revenue, also recorded in the year prior to the elections, according to article 81, § 1, of the same law.
The consequence of making electoral donations exceeding the limits established by law is the payment of a fine of five to ten times the amount donated in excess. In the case of legal entities, there is also a prohibition on participating in public tenders and entering into contracts with the Public Authorities for a period of five years. Furthermore, individuals and directors of legal entities responsible for electoral donations deemed illegal become ineligible for office for a period of eight years after the decision (article 1, I, subparagraph "p" of Complementary Law No. 64/90).