STF Bars Earmarks to NGOs Linked to Lawmakers’ or Aides’ Relatives

Overview

• Minister Flávio Dino prohibited the allocation and execution of parliamentary amendments to third-sector entities administered by or linked to relatives of lawmakers and their aides.
• The ruling, issued within a case on transparency and traceability of earmarks, cites STF Binding Precedent 13 and the Administrative Improbity Law as its legal basis.
• Dino warned that using intermediaries, indirect ties, or artificial autonomy to evade the ban may constitute administrative improbity.
• The decision orders a joint technical note in 60 days on execution issues at DNOCS and Codevasf, a CGU audit schedule within 15 working days, and a TCE-RS response in 10 working days.
• The minister referenced CGU findings of capacity and transparency deficits and press data showing NGO transfers via earmarks rose tenfold since 2019 to R$1.7 billion in 2025.