Brazil's attorney general asks for inquiry into education minister's funding decisions

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks with Milton Ribeiro during a signing ceremony to authorise a salary increase for teachers, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil February 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA, Mar 23 (Reuters) - Brazil's attorney general on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to investigate funding decisions made by the country's education minister - a move which comes after media reports that some projects negotiated by two pastors were given priority.

The minister, Milton Ribeiro, denied any irregularities in the allocation of funds to municipal governments. Ribeiro also said he asked federal comptroller CGU last year to investigate irregularities over spending decisions.