STF Orders Federal Probe of 100 Emendas Pix Including Flávio Bolsonaro’s Running Mate

Overview

• Citing a Tribunal de Contas da União audit, Supreme Court minister Flávio Dino directed the Polícia Federal to investigate 100 emendas Pix that the TCU found had procedural failures, missing records, overpricing and execution problems that the audit estimated caused R$49 million in losses.
• The order specifically sends emenda files tied to deputy Alfredo Gaspar, Flávio Bolsonaro’s newly announced vice-presidential pick, to the PF even though the Prosecutor General’s Office issued a recommendation in May to archive the complaint about Gaspar’s emenda.
• TSE minister André Mendonça separately ordered the PT federation to preserve and hand over full rules, contracts, receipts and scoring information for the ‘Porta‑Vozes do Lula’ digital mobilization project because the court sees legally sensitive features that could amount to disguised payment or improper advantages.
• The Ministério Público Eleitoral filed to impugn the candidacy of state deputy Binho Galinha over allegations in Operation El Patrón that link him to an organized criminal structure, while the STF has authorized multiple PF inquests into Fábio Luís Lula da Silva (Lulinha), increasing campaign-period scrutiny of high‑profile figures.
• Other criminal developments include two adolescents’ arrests and confessions in the killing of Uberlândia councilor Edinho and a fourth postponement of the 2016 Valdir Macário murder trial, showing that local criminal cases continue to unfold and affect voters and families as national legal battles proceed.