CPI of NGOs wants to “give a voice to the invisible ones”, says president

Senators installed, this Wednesday afternoon (14), the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Senator Plínio Valério (PSDB-AM), author of the commission’s creation request, was elected president and chose Senator Márcio Bittar (União-AC) to be the rapporteur. Senator Jaime Bagatolli (PL-RO) will be the vice-president.

Formed by 11 full members and seven alternates, the CPI will have 130 days to investigate the allocation and use of public resources for NGOs that work especially in the Amazon, among other related matters. “We go after the NGOs that take money in the name of the Amazon, and do nothing for the Amazon. We want to give voice to the invisible. To those Indians who are not part of the narrative”, said the president of the CPI of NGOs, senator Plínio Valério.

The CPI will act especially in the investigation of facts that occurred between the year 2002 and the date of January 1, 2023. The funds received from abroad by the NGOs will also be investigated. In his speech, the president highlighted that the CPI does not target the current government. “This CPI is not against the government, it is not to demonize NGOs,” said Valério.

CPI targets NGOs that “do a disservice”

At the opening of the works, the president of the CPI highlighted that the intention is to focus on NGOs that are not fulfilling their role with the people of the Amazon. “This CPI is to satisfy the feelings of Amazonians who no longer support being used by some NGOs that do disservice to the country”, said the senator. “The NGO whose work is recognized will be attested by all of us”, he added.

In the request for the creation of the CPI, Valério highlighted that there are indications of NGOs that fail to meet the objectives for which the resources were originally intended. Senators will have to investigate in depth the distortion of the objectives of the action of these entities, which may even be operating against national interests. In addition, parliamentarians will look for cases of abuse of power, with the interference of these entities in institutional functions of public power and the acquisition, in any capacity, of land by these entities.

Opposition to the government will be majority in the composition of the CPI of NGOs

The senators who make up the CPI of NGOs are, in the majority, from the opposition to the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Most CPI members also represent the states of Acre, Rondônia and Roraima, Pará, Maranhão, Amapá, Tocantins and Mato Grosso.

At the beginning of the meeting, Senator Beto Faro (PT-PA) even made his name available to be the rapporteur for the CPI. However, President Plínio Valério pointed out that the government was slow to indicate the names to compose the commission, which undermined the intention of the senator from Pará. “Senator Márcio Bittar has shown interest for some time and is already involved with the work”, justified the president of the CPI.

The senators that make up the CPI of NGOs are: Confúcio Moura (MDB-RO); Marcio Bittar (União Brasil-AC); Styvenson Valentim (Podemos-RN); Plínio Valério (PSDB-AM); Zenaide Maia (PSD-RN); Lucas Barreto (PSD-AP); Beto Faro (PT-PA); Chico Rodrigues (PSB-RR); Jaime Bagattoli (PL-RO); Zequinha Marinho (Podemos-PA); and Dr. Hiran (PP-RR).