Overview
- The TCU plenary voted 8–1 on July 15, 2026 to authorize a so‑called “teto duplex” that treats pay for an effective post and pay for a commissioned post as separate limits, allowing total remuneration to surpass the R$46.3 thousand constitutional ceiling.
- The relator Walton Alencar and the TCU technical area had recommended rejecting the secret Sindilegis petition, but President Vital do Rego opened a divergence and led the majority to approve the change.
- The ruling lets staff in the Chamber, the Senate and the TCU receive full gratifications for functions of trust even when their base salary already approaches the constitutional cap, with the decision allowing gradual implementation and citing budget and fiscal rules.
- Reporting documents that Vital do Rego and congressional leaders Davi Alcolumbre and Hugo Motta pressured colleagues behind the scenes to secure votes, raising questions about the court’s role as an auxiliary body to the Legislature.
- The vote intensifies a larger conflict with the Supreme Federal Court over limits on extra pay and follows earlier 2026 clashes, and it could prompt legal challenges and political fights over payroll costs and institutional checks.