PGR and Judiciary ask for over R$ 500 million for perks

Graduated in journalism from the Veiga de Almeida University and with a postgraduate degree in financial and capital markets from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais. She worked at TradeNews before becoming a reporter for Revista Oeste.

PGR and Judiciary ask for over R$ 500 million for perks

TL;DR

  • PGR and CJF are seeking R$ 533 million in extraordinary credit for judicial and public prosecutor bonuses.
  • The request is outside the fiscal framework and would increase public debt.
  • The bonus, 'quinquênio', adds 5% to salaries every five years, up to 35%.
  • Estimated costs are R$ 210 million for the Judiciary and R$ 325 million for the Public Ministry.
  • The Ministry of Planning disputes the need for extraordinary credit, citing a lack of urgency and unpredictability.
  • The request is being evaluated by the Supreme Court.