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STF Orders Faster Audits of Health Earmarks, Imposes 10‑Day, 30‑Day and 5‑Day Deadlines

The move follows reports of widespread irregularities in SUS accounts during a sharp rise in earmarked health spending.

Overview

  • Minister Flávio Dino rejected a DenaSUS audit timetable that ran to 2027 and ordered a new schedule within 10 business days, stating the reviews must finish within the current presidential term.
  • The Ministry of Health must present, in 30 business days, an emergency plan to rebuild DenaSUS’s workforce after a reported 50% reduction between 2001 and 2025.
  • Reports to the court show 698 of 1,282 verified accounts remained irregular, tied to 723 proposals exceeding R$335 million, with about R$66 million unspent as of April 2025.
  • The AGU and the Casa Civil have five business days to deliver pending information, including details on Perse-related PIX transfers and steps to standardize ministerial rules, under warning of possible measures for noncompliance.
  • Dino cited the expansion of health earmarks—from roughly R$5.7 billion in 2016 to R$26.3 billion in 2025—as a reason for tighter controls to ensure transparency and traceability.