Brazil’s Secret Budget Amendments Return via Committee Funds, CGU Warns

Politics Key Facts —Scale. Committee amendments, known as emendas de comissão, surpassed R$15 billion (US$2.8 billion) in 2024 alone. —Growth. This category jumped from R$329 million to R$15.5 billion between 2022 and 2023 after the old scheme was banned. —Opacity. The Comptroller General (CGU) found it is practically impossible to trace the real author of…