Per diems and airfare for the task force and the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) special accounts proceeding

Deltan Dallagnol · Rodrigo Janot · Bruno Dantas · Humberto Martins

The Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) examined the payment of per diems and airfare to prosecutors assigned from other locations to the Curitiba task force. On August 9, 2022 the Second Chamber ordered, 4 to 0, Dallagnol, Janot, and João Vicente Beraldo Romão to reimburse R$2,831,808 to the Union, with a R$200 thousand fine. It is a conviction by an audit court (court of accounts). Romão was cleared on appeal. On December 5, 2022 the Federal Court in Curitiba annulled the TCU decision as to Dallagnol, and the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4) upheld the annulment (report of September 26, 2024); at the same time the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in a request to suspend an injunction, authorized the resumption of the special accounts proceeding (2022, 2023, and August 2025).

Status as of October 24, 2026: Status disputed on two fronts: (a) the judgment that annulled the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) decision as to Dallagnol was upheld by the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4), according to Migalhas (report of September 26, 2024); (b) the special accounts proceeding at the TCU (TCE 006.470/2022-0, number cited by Migalhas in 2025) was authorized to proceed by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), which in August 2025 denied Dallagnol's interlocutory appeal. We did not find in the sources consulted any decision after August 2025 (the search for later news was not repeated on October 24, 2026, so the absence is not confirmed), a ruling on the merits of the TCE, or news of actual reimbursement. We did not find the Supreme Federal Court (STF)'s position; the case does not involve the STF in the open sources.

Sources (2)

In an article of September 26, 2024 (session date not provided), the TRF-4 Twelfth Panel denied the Union's appeal and upheld the first-instance judgment (case 5033048-90.2022.4.04.7000) that had annulled the decision of the TCU Second Chamber, for lack of legal basis for Dallagnol's summons; the report says responsibility for the per diem model lay with other officials.

Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

Source: TRF-4 anula decisão do TCU contra Dallagnol por despesas da Lava Jato — Migalhas, Sept. 26, 2024 · body of the article · open original ↗

In August 2025, the STJ Special Court, by majority, denied Dallagnol's internal appeal in SLS 3133 (rapporteur Humberto Martins) and kept suspended the 6th Court's injunction that had halted the TCU's special accounts proceeding (TCE 006.470/2022-0), extending to the later injunction the effect of the 2023 decision; the inquiry into about R$2.8 million resumes; Isabel Gallotti, Antonio Carlos Ferreira and Sebastião Reis Júnior dissented.

Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources

Source: Corte Especial confirma que TCU pode seguir com apuração contra Deltan Dallagnol — Superior Court of Justice, Aug. 8, 2025 · body of the news item · open original ↗

Accusation: Bruno Dantas: The rapporteur at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), Bruno Dantas, pointed to a lack of grounds for the per diem model and violation of economy and impersonality, calling the expenses uneconomical, unlawful, and illegitimate acts that may amount to willful acts of improbity.
Sources (1)
On August 9, 2022, the TCU Second Chamber, by 4 votes to 0, with Bruno Dantas as rapporteur, ordered Dallagnol, Rodrigo Janot and João Vicente Beraldo Romão to reimburse R$2,831,808 to the Union for per diems and airfare paid to prosecutors assigned from other locations to the task force, with an individual fine of R$200,000; the rapporteur pointed to the lack of justification for the model and violations of cost-effectiveness and impersonality.
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source
Source: TCU multa Dallagnol e Janot por diárias na Lava Jato — Poder360, Aug. 9, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
Response: Deltan Dallagnol: Dallagnol claimed he was not the authorizing officer for expenditures nor responsible for the task force's administrative structure; the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) stated that the expenses were authorized by Ordinance 41/2014; Dallagnol and Janot said they would appeal.
Sources (2)
The MPF stated, according to the report, that the expenses were authorized by Ordinance 41/2014, and Dallagnol and Janot said they would appeal.
Response/defenseSingle source
Source: TCU multa Dallagnol e Janot por diárias na Lava Jato — Poder360, Aug. 9, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
On June 25, 2022, STJ president Humberto Martins, in the request to suspend an injunction SLS 3133, suspended an injunction of the 6th Federal Court of Paraná (upheld by the TRF-4 presidency) that prevented the continuation of the TCU's special accounts proceeding against Dallagnol, citing risk to the TCU's autonomy, to public order and a 'multiplier effect'; the TCE investigates about R$2.8 million in per diems and airfare.
Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document
Source: Presidente do STJ autoriza retomada de processo no TCU que investiga ex-procurador Deltan Dallagnol por recebimento de diárias e passagens — Superior Court of Justice, June 25, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗

Decisions

Date	Body and case	Sphere	Outcome
June 25, 2022	STJ · Presidency (Humberto Martins) SLS 3133	Procedural decision	Suspended the injunction of the 6th Federal Court of Paraná that had blocked the continuation of the special accounts proceeding (TCE) at the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). Sources (1) On June 25, 2022, STJ president Humberto Martins, in the request to suspend an injunction SLS 3133, suspended an injunction of the 6th Federal Court of Paraná (upheld by the TRF-4 presidency) that prevented the continuation of the TCU's special accounts proceeding against Dallagnol, citing risk to the TCU's autonomy, to public order and a 'multiplier effect'; the TCE investigates about R$2.8 million in per diems and airfare. Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document Source: Presidente do STJ autoriza retomada de processo no TCU que investiga ex-procurador Deltan Dallagnol por recebimento de diárias e passagens — Superior Court of Justice, June 25, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗
Aug. 9, 2022	Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) · Second Chamber Número não confirmado para o acórdão de 2022 (TCE 006.470/2022-0 citado em 2025 pelo Migalhas)	Court of accounts	By 4 votes to 0, Dallagnol, Janot, and Romão ordered to reimburse R$2,831,808 to the Union; R$200 thousand fine. Romão cleared on appeal. Sources (2) On August 9, 2022, the TCU Second Chamber, by 4 votes to 0, with Bruno Dantas as rapporteur, ordered Dallagnol, Rodrigo Janot and João Vicente Beraldo Romão to reimburse R$2,831,808 to the Union for per diems and airfare paid to prosecutors assigned from other locations to the task force, with an individual fine of R$200,000; the rapporteur pointed to the lack of justification for the model and violations of cost-effectiveness and impersonality. Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source Source: TCU multa Dallagnol e Janot por diárias na Lava Jato — Poder360, Aug. 9, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗ On December 5, 2022, Judge Augusto César Pansini Gonçalves of the 6th Federal Court of Curitiba annulled the TCU decision as to Dallagnol and the acts resulting from it (the article speaks of an 'April decision' of the TCU, without identifying the ruling), finding that Dallagnol, not having been an authorizing officer for expenditures, could not be the target of the accounts proceeding, and criticizing the rapporteur for appearing to prejudge the case; according to the report, in September 2022 the TCU had upheld the fine and the reimbursement against Dallagnol and cleared Romão. Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source Source: Justiça anula condenação de Dallagnol por diárias da Lava Jato — Poder360, Dec. 6, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
Dec. 5, 2022	Federal Courts of Paraná · 6th Federal Court of Curitiba (Judge Augusto César Pansini Gonçalves) 5033048-90.2022.4.04.7000	Administrative sphere	Annulled the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) decision as to Dallagnol for lack of standing (he was not the authorizing officer for expenditures), in judicial review of a TCU act. Sources (1) On December 5, 2022, Judge Augusto César Pansini Gonçalves of the 6th Federal Court of Curitiba annulled the TCU decision as to Dallagnol and the acts resulting from it (the article speaks of an 'April decision' of the TCU, without identifying the ruling), finding that Dallagnol, not having been an authorizing officer for expenditures, could not be the target of the accounts proceeding, and criticizing the rapporteur for appearing to prejudge the case; according to the report, in September 2022 the TCU had upheld the fine and the reimbursement against Dallagnol and cleared Romão. Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source Source: Justiça anula condenação de Dallagnol por diárias da Lava Jato — Poder360, Dec. 6, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗
June 7, 2023	STJ · Special Court SLS 3133	Procedural decision	By 6 votes to 5, Dallagnol's appeal in SLS 3133 denied (according to Gazeta do Povo); rapporteur Maria Thereza de Assis Moura outvoted. Sources (1) On June 7, 2023, the STJ Special Court, by 6 votes to 5, denied an appeal by Dallagnol; rapporteur Maria Thereza de Assis Moura was outvoted, along with Nancy Andrighi, Herman Benjamin, Raúl Araújo and Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva. Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source Source: STJ mantém decisão do TCU que condenou Dallagnol por diárias da Lava Jato — Gazeta do Povo, June 7, 2023 · body of the article · open original ↗
Sept. 26, 2024	TRF4 · 12th Panel 5033048-90.2022.4.04.7000 (apelação da União)	Administrative sphere	Reported on September 26, 2024 (session date and vote tally not stated). The Union's appeal denied; annulment of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) decision as to Dallagnol upheld. Sources (1) In an article of September 26, 2024 (session date not provided), the TRF-4 Twelfth Panel denied the Union's appeal and upheld the first-instance judgment (case 5033048-90.2022.4.04.7000) that had annulled the decision of the TCU Second Chamber, for lack of legal basis for Dallagnol's summons; the report says responsibility for the per diem model lay with other officials. Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source Source: TRF-4 anula decisão do TCU contra Dallagnol por despesas da Lava Jato — Migalhas, Sept. 26, 2024 · body of the article · open original ↗
Aug. 2025	STJ · Special Court SLS 3133 (agravo interno)	Procedural decision	By majority, Dallagnol's interlocutory appeal denied; injunction kept suspended and the effect extended to a new injunction; special accounts proceeding (TCE) resumed. Sources (2) In August 2025, the STJ Special Court, by majority, denied Dallagnol's internal appeal in SLS 3133 (rapporteur Humberto Martins) and kept suspended the 6th Court's injunction that had halted the TCU's special accounts proceeding (TCE 006.470/2022-0), extending to the later injunction the effect of the 2023 decision; the inquiry into about R$2.8 million resumes; Isabel Gallotti, Antonio Carlos Ferreira and Sebastião Reis Júnior dissented. Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources Source: Corte Especial confirma que TCU pode seguir com apuração contra Deltan Dallagnol — Superior Court of Justice, Aug. 8, 2025 · body of the news item · open original ↗ Migalhas reports the same Special Court decision, with the rapporteur's vote joined by Mauro Campbell Marques and a dissent by Isabel Gallotti, joined by Antonio Carlos Ferreira and Sebastião Reis Júnior. News reportSeveral independent sources Source: STJ autoriza retomada de apuração do TCU contra Deltan Dallagnol — Migalhas, Aug. 6, 2025 · body of the article · open original ↗

“Conviction” and “acquittal” apply only in the sphere indicated: a civil or disciplinary decision is not a criminal conviction.

Cases: Suspension of Injunction 3.133 (STJ) — TCU special accounts proceeding, Action 5033048-90.2022.4.04.7000 (JF/PR) — annulment of the TCU ruling

Evidence

On August 9, 2022, the TCU Second Chamber, by 4 votes to 0, with Bruno Dantas as rapporteur, ordered Dallagnol, Rodrigo Janot and João Vicente Beraldo Romão to reimburse R$2,831,808 to the Union for per diems and airfare paid to prosecutors assigned from other locations to the task force, with an individual fine of R$200,000; the rapporteur pointed to the lack of justification for the model and violations of cost-effectiveness and impersonality.

Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

Source: TCU multa Dallagnol e Janot por diárias na Lava Jato — Poder360, Aug. 9, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: The number of the ruling and of the case does not appear in the report. The text does not make clear whether the R$200,000 fine applies to all three.

The MPF stated, according to the report, that the expenses were authorized by Ordinance 41/2014, and Dallagnol and Janot said they would appeal.

Response/defenseSingle source

Source: TCU multa Dallagnol e Janot por diárias na Lava Jato — Poder360, Aug. 9, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

On June 25, 2022, STJ president Humberto Martins, in the request to suspend an injunction SLS 3133, suspended an injunction of the 6th Federal Court of Paraná (upheld by the TRF-4 presidency) that prevented the continuation of the TCU's special accounts proceeding against Dallagnol, citing risk to the TCU's autonomy, to public order and a 'multiplier effect'; the TCE investigates about R$2.8 million in per diems and airfare.

Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

Source: Presidente do STJ autoriza retomada de processo no TCU que investiga ex-procurador Deltan Dallagnol por recebimento de diárias e passagens — Superior Court of Justice, June 25, 2022 · body of the news item · open original ↗

Release (primary) · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

On December 5, 2022, Judge Augusto César Pansini Gonçalves of the 6th Federal Court of Curitiba annulled the TCU decision as to Dallagnol and the acts resulting from it (the article speaks of an 'April decision' of the TCU, without identifying the ruling), finding that Dallagnol, not having been an authorizing officer for expenditures, could not be the target of the accounts proceeding, and criticizing the rapporteur for appearing to prejudge the case; according to the report, in September 2022 the TCU had upheld the fine and the reimbursement against Dallagnol and cleared Romão.

Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

Source: Justiça anula condenação de Dallagnol por diárias da Lava Jato — Poder360, Dec. 6, 2022 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: Case number not provided in the report.

In January 2023, the AGU was appealing to the STJ Special Court to maintain the presidency's decision that had suspended the Paraná Federal Court's decision annulling the TCU ruling; the TCE at the TCU is no. 006.470/2022-0.

News reportSingle source

Source: STJ analisa decisão que isentou Dallagnol de devolver recursos — Gazeta do Povo, Jan. 31, 2023 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

On June 7, 2023, the STJ Special Court, by 6 votes to 5, denied an appeal by Dallagnol; rapporteur Maria Thereza de Assis Moura was outvoted, along with Nancy Andrighi, Herman Benjamin, Raúl Araújo and Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva.

Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

Source: STJ mantém decisão do TCU que condenou Dallagnol por diárias da Lava Jato — Gazeta do Povo, June 7, 2023 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: The STJ decision was issued in a request to suspend an injunction (it did not examine the merits of the accounts proceeding); the report describes it as upholding the TCU's conviction, which conflicts with the court annulment of December 5, 2022 and with the nature of the SLS, and for that reason is not adopted here. Single, unofficial source.

Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

Source: TRF-4 anula decisão do TCU contra Dallagnol por despesas da Lava Jato — Migalhas, Sept. 26, 2024 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: Tally and session date not provided; September 26, 2024 is the date of the article.

Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources

Source: Corte Especial confirma que TCU pode seguir com apuração contra Deltan Dallagnol — Superior Court of Justice, Aug. 8, 2025 · body of the news item · open original ↗

Release (primary) · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

Limitations: The STJ page does not give the numerical tally or the date of the session; Migalhas dates the news item to August 6, 2025.

Migalhas reports the same Special Court decision, with the rapporteur's vote joined by Mauro Campbell Marques and a dissent by Isabel Gallotti, joined by Antonio Carlos Ferreira and Sebastião Reis Júnior.

News reportSeveral independent sources

Source: STJ autoriza retomada de apuração do TCU contra Deltan Dallagnol — Migalhas, Aug. 6, 2025 · body of the article · open original ↗

News report · excerpt examined · accessed on Oct. 24, 2026

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