Politics · Brazil · 56 mins ago
Brazil prosecutor seeks R$324 million in extra funds for payments
Brazil’s prosecutor-general backed a request for R$324 million in extra funds to pay additional benefits to members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office this year.
The amount also covers compensation for unused vacation, and the request was made through the federal government’s solicitor-general to the Supreme Court.
The case has been assigned to Justice Alexandre de Moraes, and the court has not yet ruled on the request.
The proposed extraordinary credit would sit outside the fiscal spending limit and add to public debt if approved.
The request comes after judicial and prosecutorial bodies said they lacked funds to meet payments required by a court decision.
The Federal Justice Council withdrew its separate request for R$208.9 million, saying it had revised its budget and could cover the payments without extra funds.
Brazil’s prosecutor-general’s office renewed its request for R$324 million in extra funds to pay additional benefits to members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office this year.
Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet told the Supreme Federal Court that he supported the request and the grounds put forward by the government’s solicitor-general.
The requested amount includes payments for unused vacation.
If approved, the spending would sit outside the fiscal framework’s spending limit and add to public debt.
The Federal Council of Justice withdrew a separate request for R$208.9 million for judges after saying its budget had been revised.
- Who
- Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office, led by Paulo Gonet, renewed the request.
- What
- It seeks R$324 million in extraordinary credit for additional payments to members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, including compensation for unused vacation.
- When
- The renewed request was made on November 13, 2026.
- Where
- The request is before Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.
- Why
- The office says the funds are needed to cover the payments and comply with a court decision.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Judicial and public prosecution bodies told the Office of the Solicitor-General they lacked funds for the payments and to comply with the court decision.
Federal Council of Justice president Luis Felipe Salomão withdrew its request for R$208.9 million, saying a revised budget would cover the expenses without additional funds.
Paulo Gonet submitted a statement to the Supreme Federal Court supporting the request for R$324 million.
- Requested amount
- R$324 million
- Recipients
- Members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office
- Additional payments
- Include compensation for unused vacation
- Court assigned to hear case
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes
- Withdrawn request
- R$208.9 million sought for judges by the Federal Council of Justice
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