The Brazilian government under President Lula has allocated approximately R$19.1 million in agreements to a non-governmental organization (NGO) linked to a labor union from the ABC region, associated with the Workers' Party (PT). These funds are reportedly directed toward ideological projects. The Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) has initiated an investigation into these substantial transfers. Separately, investigations have uncovered a fraud scheme involving the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), where an association suspected of fraudulent activities against retirees funneled R$70 million through a funeral home owned by businessman Jose Lins de Alencar Neto. This businessman is also linked to a company that received R$17.9 million from the same suspicious entity. Additionally, Felipe Macedo Gomes, who donated R$60,000 to former minister Onyx Lorenzoni in 2022, owns the company that received these funds. In political party finance news, the Liberal Party (PL), led by Valdemar Costa Neto, reportedly spent R$49 million on an obscure institute and engaged in a cashback scheme involving rental payments, returning unused funds from the party's budget. Furthermore, it was reported that President Lula's travel expenses amounted to R$15 million over five months.