Opposition Senators Ask Brazil’s Audit Court to Halt Senate’s R$90 Million Advertising Tender

Overview

• Senators Magno Malta and Eduardo Girão submitted a petition on Feb. 6 to the Federal Court of Accounts seeking to suspend the Senate’s procurement.
• The tender, estimated at about R$90 million, would hire two agencies for institutional advertising covering planning through campaign distribution.
• The lawmakers argue the Senate already has its own communication apparatus, questioning the necessity and proportionality of outsourcing.
• Their representation cites potential indirect political effects in a pre-electoral period and alleges violations of economy, morality, and impersonality principles.
• The TCU will analyze whether to open an inspection and grant an interim halt, and no suspension or court ruling has been announced as the Senate has not commented.