Overview

• Lindbergh Farias submitted a criminal representation to the Prosecutor General’s Office on Oct. 14 requesting investigation of possible peculato, prevaricação, criminal association, and administrative impropriety tied to the Pátria Voluntária program.
• The TCU audit concluded the program operated without constitutional or legal basis, lacked transparency and objective selection criteria, and saw direct political interference such as the AMTB nomination by then‑minister Damares Alves without a formal process.
• Although the TCU identified irregularities, it imposed no sanctions because the program ended in 2023, and the representation asks the PGR to open a criminal inquiry, hear Michelle Bolsonaro and Damares Alves, and send the audit to the PFDC and CGU.
• Created by decree in 2019 and coordinated by the then first lady, the initiative raised private donations via Fundação Banco do Brasil while the Casa Civil and the program’s council indicated beneficiaries, largely directing funds during the 2020–2021 pandemic period.
• Michelle Bolsonaro had not commented in the coverage, and the move comes as PT defends a decree formalizing logistical support for current first lady Janja’s public activities while PL lawmakers push to overturn it, with one outlet reporting Lindbergh framed his action as a direct response.