Overview
- The Tribunal de Contas da União archived the remaining petitions on Monday, July 20, 2026, concluding there were no elements to show diversion of public resources in Janja’s foreign travel.
- The decision relied on a prior, broader TCU review (process TC 000.031/2025-9) that judged the first lady’s travel expenses regular and found the original accusations unfounded.
- The court grounded its ruling in legal instruments and advice, citing AGU’s Orientação Normativa 94/2025 and Decree 12.604/2025 to say the presidential spouse’s activities can have a public, representational nature and may be supported by the Presidential Personal Office.
- The TCU noted that the Federal Public Ministry and federal courts had already examined the same facts and did not identify harm to the public treasury, and the court sent copies of its decisions to the Presidency and the congressmembers who filed complaints.
- Transparency rules from the AGU remain in force requiring publication of the spouse’s agendas and travel expenses on the Transparency Portal, so the archival closes the administrative oversight track but keeps disclosure obligations and political scrutiny in play.