Seciju denies unjustifiable expenditure of resources.

The State Secretariat for Citizenship and Justice (Seciju) issued a statement regarding a report by the newspaper Globo, which indicated that Tocantins and five other states were irregular in their spending of funds from the National Penitentiary Fund (Funpen). According to the Secretariat, Tocantins "did not make any unjustifiable use" of the funds. "There was a misinterpretation, as Tocantins is certainly not on the list of states that made unjustified use of the resources. What occurred was the need for a correction in an administrative procedure, which has already been done. The funds are deposited in accounts at Banco do Brasil intact, totaling more than R$ 45 million," informed Seciju.

October 04, 2017, 12:32 PMUpdated May 28, 2019, 09:09 AM

The State Secretariat for Citizenship and Justice (Seciju) issued a statement regarding a report by the newspaper Globo, which indicated that Tocantins and five other states were irregular in their spending of funds from the National Penitentiary Fund (Funpen). According to the department, Tocantins "did not make any unjustifiable use" of the funds. "There was a misinterpretation, as Tocantins is certainly not on the list of states that made unjustified use of the resources. What occurred was the need for a correction in an administrative procedure, which has already been done. The funds are deposited in accounts at Banco do Brasil intact, totaling more than R$ 45 million," informed Seciju (Photo: Leonardo Lucena).

Tocantins 247 The State Secretariat for Citizenship and Justice (Seciju) has issued a statement regarding the newspaper report. GlobeThe report indicated that Tocantins and five other states were irregular in their spending of funds from the National Penitentiary Fund (Funpen). According to the ministry, Tocantins "did not make any unjustifiable use" of the funds.

“There was a misinterpretation, as Tocantins is certainly not on the list of states that made unjustified use of the funds. What happened was a need for a correction in an administrative procedure, which has already been done. The funds are deposited in accounts at Banco do Brasil intact, totaling more than R$ 45 million,” informed Seciju.

“The processes for using the resources have already been initiated for several actions, such as the bidding process for the construction of a new prison unit, the Cariri Penal Treatment Unit (UTPC), in Cariri do Tocantins, budgeted at R$ 33 million, as well as the acquisition of vehicles, weapons, ammunition, body scanners, and others. However, the completion of these phases does not depend solely on the speed of the department,” he continued. The report was published on Cleber Toledo's website.

According to the department, “The acquisition of some of the items listed above depends not only on bidding, but also on authorization from the Brazilian Army, which has already been requested to authorize the acquisition of specific equipment. The Seciju (Secretary of Justice and Human Rights) is awaiting a response in the coming days, as relayed to Secretary Gleidy Braga by the commander responsible for the 22nd Infantry Battalion.

Regarding the vehicles, the department highlights that by next week, 20 (twenty) prison vans will be delivered, also part of the fund-to-fund transfer.".

According to information from the newspaper GlobeThe National Penitentiary Department (Depen) notified oversight bodies about six states where part of the Funpen funds transferred are not in the Banco do Brasil account opened by the federal government to monitor spending.

The report indicated that, in addition to Tocantins, the list of states with balances lower than the allocated funds, without justification for the expenditure, included the Federal District, Goiás, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, and Rio de Janeiro.