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STF Freezes Millions in Emenda Probe Targeting PL Leader and Ex‑Deputy

The precautionary orders aim to preserve assets and halt execution of suspect parliamentary amendments during a federal police investigation into alleged informal control of emenda allocations.

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Em carta, Bolsonaro pede que aliados "deixem as diferenças de lado"
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Flávio Bolsonaro e Javier Milei se reuniram no dia 29 de junho, em Buenos Aires

Overview

  • STF minister Flávio Dino ordered precautionary freezes on Friday that block R$119 million linked to PL president Valdemar Costa Neto and R$6.15 million tied to ex‑deputy Eduardo Cunha and suspended spending on the emendas under investigation.
  • Polícia Federal filings in Operação Transparência allege a ‘parallel decision‑making’ scheme run through Câmara staffer Mariângela Fialek that let non‑mandated actors direct at least 21 emendas to chosen municipalities.
  • Valdemar and Cunha deny wrongdoing while the PL and Chamber president Hugo Motta have condemned the measures as improper judicial intervention into normal parliamentary practice.
  • Separate STF‑authorized police actions connected to related probes produced arrests and detentions, with Minister Alexandre de Moraes later granting conditional releases to some suspects such as Márcio Canella.
  • The legal moves have immediate political implications for the 2026 campaign: they intensify institutional conflict between judiciary and Congress, risk shaping candidate dynamics, and prompted a PT request to revoke Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest after his letter was publicly read by Flávio Bolsonaro.