PGR is activated to investigate an "attack on public coffers". on the occasion of the celebration of Aneel

The Attorney General of the Republic, Raquel Dodge, received a statement in which she determined "a diversion of purpose and a breach of public funds" during the holding of a commemorative evening by the National Agency of the Electric Power (ANEEL) [

The statement transmitted on Friday 21 to the PGR was made by MP Eduardo da Fonte (PP / PE), which was based on a report published by the "Column of Estadão" on Thursday 20 According to the report, the agency organized a celebration commemorating the agency's 21st anniversary, priced at R $ 182,300,000, paid with resources from the inspection fee for electric power services – TFSEE, "said Fonte, in the representation.

The column revealed that the party had been organized for 800 people, including directors, servers, and subcontractors. It was disbursed at $ 51,500 for the rental of a ballroom in Brasilia for five hours. Other expenses of R $ 44.9 thousand were spent on "artistic production and animation", R $ 15,000 for decoration and $ 41.7 for brunch. The article reports that during the event glbades of sparkling wine set on a girl's clothes were served to the guests.

"The public money collected by Aneel should have a destination necessarily better than the cost of selective celebrations and be limited to advice" It is impossible to dispel the futility of this public expenditure against the expected performance of the agency ", said the source." Although Aneel, as a special authority, enjoys administrative and financial autonomy, the public nature of the resources it collects from the TFSEE is indisputable. Indeed, his earnings are part of the budget of social security and taxation. "19659002] The parliamentarian claims that there are countless failings in the inspections of Aneel that caused damage to the population. "For example, mention the failure found in the calculation of electricity tariffs and the distortion of the main objective of tariffs," he said. declared. "In addition, the TFSEE has a specific destination and can not be used for other purposes, as stipulated in Article 8, paragraph one, of the Financial Accountability Act." [19659002] In 2009, says the parliamentarian, for lack of effective control of Aneel, the CPI account Luz, chaired by Fonte, has identified an error in the calculation of tariffs that did not has not been duly corrected to date. "What the Aneel Board of Directors has called, according to the popular saying," courtesy with someone else's hat. "" No expense is used in such a party to be legitimate or in the public interest. " to make sure public coffers are not damaged. "

Wanted for the record, Aneel did not express his opinion on the claim.On Wednesday, 20, in a message to the state, the agency said" understand that the actions aimed at improving welfare and organizational climate are important for effective management. "

According to the Board of Directors of Aneel, the anniversary of the agency is a date celebrated institutionally and aims to strengthen the values ​​that guide its administrative action and has been implemented since its inception. "

The agency, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, also stated that "There is no doubt: Aneel's actions and efforts for the good use of public resources, including actions to integrate its workforce."

The TFSEE , collected from the consumers of electricity and collected by the concessionaires in favor of e the agency, has the function of generating supervision of the production, transport, distribution and marketing of electrical energy. The tariff is annual, collected in twelfths, on the basis of the annual profit of the operation of the service granted, authorized or authorized, differentiated according to the modality and proportional to the size of the service.

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