Bolsonaro government cuts R$ 3,2 billion from the budget, but maintains funds for allies of Ciro Nogueira.
Of the 41 committees, 28 had more than 95% of their amendments vetoed. Only the nominations of allies of the Minister of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira (PP), were maintained.
247 - Jair Bolsonaro (PL) will have to deal with a reaction in Congress after vetoing R$ 3,2 billion from the 2022 Budget. Part of these cut resources had been allocated by committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Only the allocations of allies of the Minister of the Civil House, Ciro Nogueira, from the Progressives (PP), were maintained, according to reports. UOL.
It was Nogueira, leader of a faction of the Centrão (center-right bloc), who negotiated the amendments to the 2022 Budget. UOL highlights that R$ 52,9 million in amendments were orchestrated by Davi Alcolumbre (DEM) in the Senate's Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ). Despite attempting to block the nomination of André Mendonça to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) last year, the senator has reconciled with the government.
According to a report by UOL, the "godfathers of the cut amendments" will push for the vetoes to be overturned soon after legislative work resumes in February. "The cut in funding for the National Social Security Institute (INSS), of almost R$ 1 billion, should be used as a backdrop for parliamentarians to overturn the vetoes on the amendments," the article states.
In addition to the funds controlled by Alcolumbre, one of the approved funds was from the Chamber's Finance and Taxation Committee, which allocated R$ 42,97 million to the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). The committee's president, Deputy Júlio Cesar (PSD), said that the amendment fulfilled a request from former minister Francisco Dornelles, vice-president of the institution and honorary president of Progressistas, Ciro Nogueira's party.
The five committees spared were: the Joint Budget Committee (CMO) of Congress, the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Senate, the Economic Affairs Committee (CAE) of the Senate, the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ) of the Chamber of Deputies, and the Finance and Taxation Committee (CFT) of the Chamber of Deputies. Along with these, the Committee on Security and Combating Organized Crime was also favored, securing R$ 1,7 billion for the readjustment of federal police officers' salaries. Of the 41 committees, 28 had more than 95% of their amendments vetoed.
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