Family Politics! Deputies Send R$ 171 Million to Relatives' City Hall as Pix Amendment

Family Politics! Deputies Send R$ 171 Million to Relatives’ City Hall as Pix Amendment

Written by Alisson Ficher

Published on 03/01/2025 at 16:12

Updated on 03/01/2025 at 16:13

Deputados destinam mais de R$ 171 milhões em emendas Pix a prefeituras de parentes. Prática levanta polêmica e questiona transparência.

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Family Relationships In Focus! Brazilian Deputies Transfer Millions In Pix Amendments To Municipalities Led By Parents, Siblings, And Spouses. With More Than R$ 171 Million Distributed In 2024, The Practice Exposes A Game Of Interests That Challenges Ethics And Transparency In The Use Of The Public Budget. The Crisis Between The Powers Intensifies The Debate On The Subject.

In the Brazilian political landscape, where power relations are often contested, a practice has been drawing attention due to its peculiarity and potential controversy.

In 2024, federal deputies are allocating public funds directly to municipalities led by close relatives, a move that raises questions about transparency, ethics, and the true nature of public spending.

According to data from the Siga Brasil portal analyzed by the newspaper Metrópoles, over R$ 171 million in special transfer amendments – known as Pix amendments – were sent in 2024 to municipalities led by parents, children, siblings, spouses, and other relatives of federal deputies.

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The Highlight Of Coari And Other Emblematic Cases

Among the 20 municipalities benefited, Coari, in Amazonas, leads in amounts received.

Federal deputy Adail Filho (Republicanos), who is also a cousin of the mayor Keitton Pinheiro (PP), allocated an impressive R$ 18.4 million to the city.

This family relationship brings to light a political story marked by controversies: Adail Filho’s father, Adail Pinheiro, was barred by the Judiciary from assuming the mayorship but reclaimed the position in 2024 after a new election.

Another notable case occurs in Tucuruí, in Pará, where deputy Andreia Siqueira (MDB) forwarded R$ 16.8 million to the municipality led by her husband, mayor Alexandre Siqueira (MDB).

This pattern is repeated in various regions of the country, revealing a map of relationships between deputies and mayors that deserves public scrutiny.

The Table Of Resources Distributed By The Deputies

Below, see the detailed list of deputies, their relationships with the benefited mayors, and the amounts sent:

Deputy (Author Of The Amendment)	City	Mayor	Relationship (Deputy → Mayor)	Value
Adail Filho	Coari (AM)	Keitton Pinheiro	Cousin → Cousin	R$ 18.434.456
Amanda Gentil	Caxias (MA)	Fabio Gentil	Daughter → Father	R$ 8.185.790
Andreia Siqueira	Tucuruí (PA)	Alexandre Siqueira	Wife → Husband	R$ 16.771.585
Daniel Barbosa	Arapiraca (AL)	Luciano Barbosa	Son → Father	R$ 13.000.000
Daniela do Waguinho	Belford Roxo (RJ)	Waguinho	Wife → Husband	R$ 10.000.000
Domingos Neto	Tauá (CE)	Patricia Aguiar	Son → Mother	R$ 10.085.792
Eduardo Bismarck	Aracati (CE)	Bismarck Maia	Son → Father	R$ 6.000.000
Elmar Nascimento	Campo Formoso (BA)	Elmo Nascimento	Brother → Brother	R$ 10.000.000
Eriberto Medeiros	Cumaru (PE)	Mariana Medeiros	Husband → Wife	R$ 4.000.000
Fernando Coelho Filho	Petrolina (PE)	Miguel Coelho	Brother → Brother	R$ 4.700.000
Gustinho Ribeiro	Lagarto (SE)	Hilda Ribeiro	Husband → Wife	R$ 7.285.792
Iza Arruda	Vitória de Santo Antão (PE)	Paulo Roberto	Daughter → Father	R$ 5.000.000
Júnior Mano	Nova Russas (CE)	Giordanna Mano	Husband → Wife	R$ 3.050.000
Meire Serafim	Sena Madureira (AC)	Mazinho Serafim	Wife → Husband	R$ 12.185.792
Ricardo Maia	Tucano (BA)	Ricardo Maia	Father → Son	R$ 11.728.311
Robério Monteiro	Acaraú (CE)	Ana Flavia Monteiro	Husband → Wife	R$ 8.135.792
Robério Monteiro	Itarema (CE)	Elizeu Monteiro	Brother → Brother	R$ 2.600.000
Rodrigo Gambale	Ferraz de Vasconcelos (SP)	Priscila Gambale	Brother → Sister	R$ 6.804.824
Thiago de Joaldo	Itabaianinha (SE)	Danilo de Joaldo	Brother → Brother	R$ 9.485.000
Yandra Moura	Japaratuba (SE)	Lara Moura	Daughter → Mother	R$ 4.385.000

Crisis And Negotiations Between The Powers

The use of Pix amendments provoked a crisis between the Powers in 2024.

In August, minister Flávio Dino of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) suspended the transfers, conditioning their resumption on the adoption of transparency measures.

After negotiations and the approval of a complementary law project, Dino authorized the release in December, but the crisis remains.

The conflict has not been restricted to the legal sphere. Lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction with the new rules imposed by the STF, arguing that they hinder the exercise of their mandate.

The General Advocacy of the Union (AGU) attempted to relax these guidelines but was unsuccessful.

In response, the federal government arranged for the creation of an interministerial ordinance to provide greater legal security for the transfers.

The legal “soap opera” is expected to continue into 2025, especially with the beginning of a new legislature.

The pressure for greater oversight on the transfers contrasts with the resistance of deputies who defend their autonomy in the use of resources.

Arguments Of The Involved

The deputies mentioned in the survey claim that their actions align with the interests of their electoral bases.

Thiago Joaldo (PP-SE) justified that the allocation of resources to the municipality of Itabaianinha follows constitutional criteria and reflects the support of the local population.

Deputy Meire Serafim (União-AC) emphasized that Sena Madureira is a priority in her mandate due to its significant voting in the region.

The central issue, however, is not the legality of the transfers, but the lack of transparency and objective criteria in the distribution of these funds.

Experts argue that this practice can weaken public trust in institutions and reinforce the perception that public resources are used as political bargaining chips.

And what do you think about the allocation of public funds to municipalities managed by relatives? Leave your opinion in the comments!

Family Politics! Deputies Send R$ 171 Million to Relatives’ City Hall as Pix Amendment

The Highlight Of Coari And Other Emblematic Cases

The Table Of Resources Distributed By The Deputies

Crisis And Negotiations Between The Powers

Arguments Of The Involved

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Family Politics! Deputies Send R$ 171 Million to Relatives’ City Hall as Pix Amendment

The Highlight Of Coari And Other Emblematic Cases

The Table Of Resources Distributed By The Deputies

Crisis And Negotiations Between The Powers

Arguments Of The Involved

The Soviet Union spent 22 years drilling into the Earth’s crust and reached a depth of 12,262 meters — they found water where it was thought impossible, hydrogen bubbling from the rock, granite that is 2.7 billion years old, and temperatures of 180 degrees that melted the drill bits.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

Chinese engineers begin filling a 217-meter dam at an altitude of 3,000 meters and prepare a 2,240 MW hydroelectric power plant to integrate hydropower, solar, and wind energy in the upper Jinsha.

A German architect built a cylindrical house in 1994 that rotates to follow the sun throughout the day, generates 5 times more energy than it consumes, and was the world’s first energy-positive house.

An astronaut spent 340 days in space while his twin brother stayed on Earth, and NASA found a “rejuvenating” effect, genes, microbiome, cognition, and immune system that revealed the biological cost of living outside the planet.

China has just successfully tested the world’s first ground effect maritime vehicle, a craft that flies up to 6 meters above the water at 200 km/h, uses quantum technology and 6G communication, and can rescue patients in the middle of the ocean.

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A Santa Catarina city, famous for its millionaire square meter, will deliver over a thousand homes with installments ranging from R$ 80 to R$ 400, and families receiving Bolsa Família may be fully exempt from payment.