Building where the Representation Secretariat of the Government of RJ is located in Brasília Reproduction The State Court of Auditors (TCE) asked the government of Rio de Janeiro for explanations about the hiring of a company to provide courses for 4,800 people in a secretariat that has political articulation duties with the federal government. To date, R$49.9 million, out of a total of R$52 million, has been released to pay the NTC Institute of Brazil, but there is no news whether the classes took place. Whether online or in person. When contacted on Tuesday (2), the NTC Brasil Institute did not respond so far. The Rio Government Representation Secretariat was created in May 2019 by then-governor Wilson Witzel. The idea was to have a base for meetings of members of the state government in Brasília, in addition to taking care of political articulations with the federal Executive and Legislative branches. The objective was to assist in this contact by presenting projects and agreements to attract federal resources, serving as a kind of "embassy" in the country's capital. Now on g1 The question to the RJ government was made by counselor José Gomes Graciosa, from the TCE after representation from state deputy Renata Souza (PSOL). The parliamentarian's attention was drawn to the exemption from bidding to hire the company and the purchase of a course with 4 seminars for 1,200 people each, which totaled 4,800 students. Online or in person. By May 17th, R$49.9 million had been released to pay for the course, which, with additions, reached the figure of R$52 million. Another case The NTC is the target of a similar investigation at the Federal District Court of Auditors (TCDF). The company was hired by the DF government, also without bidding, for training, in a contract that totaled R$9.1 million, in 2022. The TCDF imposed precautionary measures such as blocking payments due to the suspicion that the DF secretariat "served private interests" in the hiring process. The process is still ongoing.