TCU recommends that the Chamber investigate Eduardo Bolsonaro's expenses

The Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) recommended that the Chamber of Deputies investigate the misuse of public resources, directly or indirectly, by federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) .

The agency sees signs of irregularities in the parliamentarian's stay in the United States and wants to know whether the trip is being paid for with public money .

The Federal Audit Court (TCU) requested that the Chamber of Deputies submit the results of the investigation and the measures taken. The TCU, an auxiliary body of Congress, responded to a complaint from Congressman Guilherme Boulos (PSOL-SP).

The Federal Audit Court (TCU) unanimously ruled that the prosecution of any irregularities is not within the agency's jurisdiction, as it violates due process and the separation of powers. However, it forwarded the complaint to the Chamber of Deputies and highlighted the need for an investigation by the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF).

The decision was made last week, but was only announced this Friday (8).

In the representation, Boulos argued that Eduardo Bolsonaro committed a crime by promoting political articulations against national sovereignty .

According to the PSOL deputy, negotiations with foreign governments or groups to provoke hostile acts against Brazil are classified by the Penal Code as a crime of attacking sovereignty , with a sentence of three to eight years in prison.

According to the Federal Audit Court's opinion, Eduardo Bolsonaro only justified one of his five absences from Chamber sessions in March . At the time, Eduardo Bolsonaro was already in the United States, but had not requested 122 days of parliamentary leave .

The TCU, however, requested that the Chamber itself investigate the case, since the lack of discounts for the four unjustified absences did not add up to R$120,000 in losses to the public coffers, the minimum amount for the body to open investigations.

Boulos had asked the TCU to investigate Eduardo Bolsonaro's criminal liability, but the plenary denied the request, citing the agency's lack of jurisdiction to define the commission of crimes.

If the Chamber investigates the case, this will be the second investigation against the congressman. In July, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes extended the inquiry into the congressman's trip to the United States as a means of plotting against Brazilian authorities.