Tribunal de Contas da União

The Tribunal de Contas da União (Federal Court of Accounts, often referred to as TCU) is the Brazilian federal audit office. It is tasked with assisting Congress in its Constitutional incumbency to exercise external audit over the Executive Branch. Its members, called ministers, are appointed by the National Congress and the President of Brazil. The TCU employs a highly qualified body of civil servants to prevent, investigate and sanction corruption and malpractice of public funds,[2] with national jurisdiction.

Federal Court of Accounts
Tribunal de Contas da União

Court headquarters in Brasília
Agency overview
Formed7 November 1890 (1890-11-07)[1]
Preceding agency
  • National Public Treasury Court
TypeCourt of Audit
HeadquartersSAFS Quadra 4, Lote 1
Brasília, Federal District
15.8039°S 47.8633°W / -15.8039; -47.8633
Agency executive
  • Bruno Dantas, President
Websiteportal.tcu.gov.br
A 2007 session of the TCU
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The Tribunal was created in 1891, although its origins are traced back to the Royal Treasury (Erário Régio), established in 1808 by King John VI. It is, therefore, one of the world's earlier institutions charged with national government accountability. Today, the TCU cooperates with the Comptroller-General of the Union (CGU), which centralizes federal executive internal audit. The Tribunal's work is scrutinized by the Public Ministry.

In 1959 it hosted III INCOSAI, the third triennial convention of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.[3]

The work executed by the TCU in 2011 produced savings of 14 billion reais (US$7.44 billion) to the Brazilian taxpayer. For each real spent by the court to avert corruption and wasteful spending, 10.5 reais were saved.[4]

References
  1. "Decreto n° 966-A, de 7 de novembro de 1890" (in Portuguese). Presidência da República. 7 November 1890. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Destaca-se o alto grau de profissionalização e autonomia da burocracia técnica dentro do TCU." Thiago Maciel de Aguiar. Análise Institucional do Tribunal de Contas da União e sua contribuição para o processo de consolidação da democracia no Brasil. University of Brasília, 2008. p. 20
  3. INTOSAI: 50 Years (1953-2003), Vienna: International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, 2004, p. 42
  4. (20/04/2012 15:21) Resultados 2011: TCU gera benefícios de R$ 14 bilhões

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