Brazil addresses parliamentary amendment constraints in budget proposals

The Brazilian government and state authorities are addressing budgetary management and the role of parliamentary amendments. In Rio Grande do Norte, new state laws defining guidelines for the 2027 Annual Budget Law have been established. These rules mandate the execution of individual parliamentary amendments, limited to 0.5% of the projected net current revenue, with half of these funds required to be allocated to health actions. Each amendment must have a minimum value of R$ 30,000.

At the federal level, the Workers' Party (PT) has included the containment of parliamentary amendments in its government proposal filed with the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The proposal criticizes the current system, noting that amendments total R$ 50 billion in the 2026 budget, representing one-fifth of all discretionary spending. The document argues that current practices, such as