Legislators are receiving, at the beginning of the year, a sum that amounts to more than R$ 40 million (US$ 8 million) and that is justified by a situation that is not subject to reality.
Almost all of the 513 federal deputies and 27 senators of the legislature that began on January 1, in addition to those who ended their terms on January 31, pocketed or will pocket R$ 39,300 gross as a stipend to move to Brasilia or leave her, back to the home states.
Of this total, five senators and about 280 re-elected federal deputies received or will receive two installments of the moving budget, one for the end of the last legislature and another for the beginning of the current one, totaling an extra R$ 78.6 thousand. (US$ 15 thousand) at the beginning of the year.
The allowances are even assigned to federal deputies and senators who were elected by the Federal District.
The presidents of the Chamber, Arthur Lira, and of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, do not comment on the information.
Translated by AZAHARA MARTIN ORTEGA
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