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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Dino speaks on anomalies in amendments sent to Codevasf and Dnocs and sets deadlines to improve oversight

Minister Flávio Dino has established new deadlines for agencies to enhance control mechanisms over the execution of parliamentary amendments in Brazil.

Mar 22 • 20:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Nunes creates transparency rules for parliamentary amendments in SP five months after STF determination; MP investigates delay

São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes has implemented transparency rules for parliamentary amendments following a Supreme Court directive, with an investigation now opened into delays by city officials to comply.

Mar 19 • 08:00 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Discussion on the Imperial Household Law Among Ruling and Opposition Parties to Resume in April; Prime Minister Aims for Amendment During Current Session

Discussions among ruling and opposition parties in Japan regarding amendments to the Imperial Household Law are set to resume as early as April, with the Prime Minister expressing intent to achieve changes during the current parliamentary session.

Mar 18 • 21:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

What the Federal Police discovered in the scheme that led to the conviction of Josimar Maranhãozinho and Pastor Gil

Brazilian federal deputies Josimar Maranhãozinho and Pastor Gil were unanimously convicted by the Supreme Court for their involvement in a corruption scheme related to the allocation of parliamentary amendments.

Mar 18 • 09:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

STF convicts PL deputies for corruption accused of embezzlement of parliamentary amendments

The Brazilian Supreme Court's First Panel convicted two Liberal Party deputies and one former deputy for passive corruption related to the misappropriation of parliamentary amendments.

Mar 17 • 19:50 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

First Chamber of STF forms majority to convict 3 deputies of PL for embezzlement of amendments

The First Chamber of the STF in Brazil has convicted three deputies of embezzlement related to parliamentary amendment funds.

Mar 17 • 19:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

STF resumes trial of deputies accused of irregularities with parliamentary amendments

The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court has restarted the trial of federal deputies accused of misconduct related to parliamentary amendments, involving allegations from the Attorney General's Office.

Mar 17 • 16:26 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Kazakhstan approved the expansion of presidential powers

Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission announced that more than 87% of voters supported constitutional amendments that merge both parliamentary chambers and grant the president the authority to appoint key government officials with parliamentary approval, including the reinstatement of the vice presidency.

Mar 16 • 09:09 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

In Kazakhstan, the referendum confirms constitutional amendments - they strengthen presidential power

Kazakhstan's recent referendum resulting in over 80% constitutional changes strengthens presidential power, including the ability to appoint key officials, despite a stated shift towards a parliamentary republic.

Mar 16 • 03:36 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police report on alleged criminal scheme involving federal deputy cites conversations with singer Wesley Safadão and family

The Federal Police of Brazil has implicated federal deputy Júnior Mano in a scheme involving the manipulation of parliamentary amendments and illegal campaign financing, revealing his communications with singer Wesley Safadão and his family.

Mar 14 • 14:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

After STF imposes stricter control of amendments, National Treasury takes measures to facilitate tracking

The Brazilian National Treasury has issued a new decree that aims to improve the tracking of parliamentary amendments, which are funds allocated by lawmakers for their electoral bases.

Mar 12 • 13:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

PGR requests the conviction of Josimar Maranhãozinho and Pastor Gil, and the trial at the STF is suspended until next week

The Attorney General's Office in Brazil is seeking the conviction of two federal deputies for alleged involvement in a bribery scheme linked to parliamentary amendments.

Mar 11 • 09:43 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

PGR requests Supreme Court to convict PL deputies for embezzlement of parliamentary amendments

The PGR has urged Brazil's Supreme Court to convict three deputies from the PL party for corruption linked to the embezzlement of parliamentary amendments.

Mar 10 • 16:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

STF begins to judge PL deputies accused of misappropriation of parliamentary amendments

The Brazilian Supreme Court has initiated proceedings against members of the Liberal Party accused of embezzling parliamentary funds.

Mar 10 • 12:27 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

STF tends to convict PL deputies and signal to Congress strictness on the embezzlement of amendments

The STF is likely to convict three PL congressmen accused of embezzling parliamentary amendments and signal a tougher stance on such practices in the future.

Mar 10 • 02:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Dispute for the TCU splits the Centrão and brings forward the debate on the future of amendments

The battle for the Chamber’s nomination to the TCU has polarized the Centrão and intensified discussions about government influence and parliamentary amendments in Brazil.

Mar 9 • 07:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

STF judges deputies accused of irregularities with parliamentary amendments; find out what's at stake

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil is set to judge federal deputies accused of irregularities in handling parliamentary amendments, with the trial commencing on October 10.

Mar 8 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Chief of staff of former councilor in Porto Alegre arrested on suspicion of embezzling R$ 1.2 million in parliamentary amendments

The former chief of staff of Porto Alegre councilor Airto Ferronato, Vinícius de Araújo Pacheco, was arrested for allegedly embezzling R$ 1.2 million from mandatory parliamentary amendments.

Mar 5 • 12:57 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

STF blocks amendments for works causing environmental destruction

Brazil's Supreme Court, led by Minister Flávio Dino, has prohibited parliamentary amendments for projects deemed harmful to the environment, following petitions from transparency advocacy groups.

Mar 4 • 02:04 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Dino prohibits cash withdrawals from amendments and notifies the BC to regulate the measure

Supreme Court Minister Flávio Dino has prohibited cash withdrawals from parliamentary amendments and instructed the Central Bank to implement this measure within 60 days.

Mar 3 • 21:37 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Operation investigates deviations in parliamentary amendments from former senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho and his family

The Federal Police has launched an operation to investigate former senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho and his family for alleged misappropriations of parliamentary amendments, executing search warrants across four states and the Federal District.

Feb 26 • 00:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Fernando Bezerra Coelho: learn who the former senator is, target of an operation against diversion of parliamentary amendments

Former senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho is under investigation by the Federal Police in Brazil for alleged fraud and diversion of parliamentary amendments.

Feb 25 • 17:17 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Daily Summary #1875: Moraes and Zanin vote to convict the Brazão brothers in the Marielle case; Federal Police conducts operation against the diversion of parliamentary amendments; Ocean warming causes fish population decline, says study

Moraes and Zanin voted to convict the Brazão brothers for their role in the assassination of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, while other news includes a Federal Police operation against corruption and findings on ocean warming's effect on fish populations.

Feb 25 • 16:33 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Former senator Fernando Bezerra and sons are targets of federal operation investigating embezzlement of amendments

Former Brazilian senator Fernando Bezerra and his sons are targeted in a federal operation investigating allegations of embezzlement involving parliamentary amendments.

Feb 25 • 10:58 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Parliament Becomes Object of Mockery – Statute Amendments: Preventing the Cat Sinaga or the Dog Pearl from Being Immortalized in Laws

Lithuanian parliamentarian Rimas Jonas Jankūnas has proposed amendments to the Seimas statute aimed at preventing misuse of legislative initiatives, citing concerns over the parliament becoming a subject of ridicule.

Feb 25 • 08:31 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Juozas Olekas: The Venice Commission's conclusions on the LRT amendments will reach the Seimas by the spring session

Juozas Olekas anticipates that the recommendations from the Venice Commission regarding amendments to the national public broadcaster LRT will be available before the upcoming spring parliamentary session.

Feb 23 • 19:28 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

New Crime for Parliamentary Vote: Possession of Such Images May Lead to Conviction in the Future

Finland's Parliamentary Legal Committee unanimously supports proposed amendments to the criminal code targeting the possession of violent and child sexual abuse images.

Feb 19 • 07:26 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

V. Čmilytė: liberals will not return to the working group convened by J. Olekas regarding LRT

Liberalų sąjūdis in Lithuania has decided to withdraw from a parliamentary working group discussing amendments to the LRT law, citing procedural issues and chaotic operations within the group.

Feb 15 • 13:02 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Government invests R$ 30 million to enhance transparency of amendments in states and municipalities

The Brazilian federal government is investing between R$ 25 and 30 million in the Transfere.gov platform to increase transparency regarding parliamentary amendments and other government disbursements at state and municipal levels.

Feb 14 • 18:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Amendments and federal sponsorship inject over R$ 85 million of public funds into Carnival

The 2026 Carnival festivities are set to receive at least R$ 85.2 million in public funds through parliamentary amendments and transfers from federal government organs, including Caixa and Embratur.

Feb 13 • 16:49 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

CGU points out failures of NGO that received R$ 53 million in amendments from DF: 'inefficiency in the use of public resources'

The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts highlighted inefficiencies in the use of public funds by the Moriá Association, which received R$ 53 million in federal parliamentary amendments.

Feb 12 • 20:42 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Hugo Motta says that amendments help progress and that raises for civil servants were not a joyride

Hugo Motta defended the use of parliamentary amendments and a recent raise for civil servants, insisting it was not an unwarranted boon as portrayed by critics.

Feb 10 • 18:18 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Lula's government releases record R$ 1.5 billion in amendments at the start of the year

The Lula government in Brazil allocated a record R$ 1.5 billion in parliamentary amendments by early February, surpassing previous years significantly.

Feb 10 • 02:00 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Stop Arms to Kiev: Similar Amendments from M5S, Avs, and Vannacciani

Italian parliamentary groups are presenting amendments to halt the military support for Ukraine included in a recent decree.

Feb 9 • 14:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Numerous changes in the Labor Code: affects every worker

The Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour is preparing a series of amendments to the Labor Code, which are set to impact all workers once they receive parliamentary approval.

Feb 9 • 06:28 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

The high value of parliamentary amendments

In 2025, the Brazilian federal government's total expenditure on parliamentary amendments reached R$ 45.4 billion, marking the highest amount since record-keeping began in 2015.

Feb 5 • 23:54 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

B. Davidonytė: The parliamentary working group will return to the same LRT amendments that caused protests

B. Davidonytė announced on Facebook that the parliamentary working group is revisiting LRT amendments that were previously protested, without any discussions in the group.

Feb 4 • 16:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Federal Police will intensify operations against the diversion of amendments before the elections

The Federal Police plans to ramp up operations regarding suspected irregularities in parliamentary amendments leading up to the election period starting in the second half of the year.

Feb 3 • 16:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Dino authorizes substitutes of Eduardo and Ramagem to reallocating parliamentary amendments

Minister Flávio Dino of the Supreme Federal Court has authorized the substitutes of former deputies Eduardo Bolsonaro and Alexandre Ramagem to reallocate parliamentary amendments totaling R$40.2 million each, following a request from the Chamber of Deputies.

Feb 3 • 14:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Presidents of the Chamber and the Senate defend the power of parliamentarians to choose the destination of amendments

On Monday, the opening of the National Congress in Brasília saw Senate President Davi Alcolumbre and Chamber President Hugo Motta emphasizing the importance of parliamentary power regarding the allocation of amendments.

Feb 3 • 00:10 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Motta defends amendments and Alcolumbre says that achievements are not just of the government

On Monday, Chamber President Hugo Motta defended parliamentary amendments while Senate President Davi Alcolumbre emphasized that the country's achievements are not solely attributed to the Lula government, advocating for peace and dialogue with the Supreme Federal Court.

Feb 2 • 20:24 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

At the opening of the legislative year, Motta defends Congress's power to allocate amendments

During the opening session of the Legislative Power in 2026, Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta advocated for Congress's authority to allocate federal public resources through parliamentary amendments.

Feb 2 • 19:51 UTC

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