The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (, often referred to as TCU) is Brazil's federal audit office. It provides assistance to the Congress of Brazil in its Constitutional duty to exercise external audit over the Executive Branch. Its members, known as 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,"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 with national jurisdiction.
The Court was established on November 7, 1890, although its origins can be traced back to the Royal Treasury (Erário Régio), founded in 1808 by King John VI. It is, therefore, one of the world's oldest institutions dedicated to national government accountability. Today, the TCU works in cooperation with the Comptroller-General of the Union (CGU), which oversees federal executive internal audit. The Court's work is further scrutinized by the Public Ministry.
In 2022 the TCU hosted the XXIV INCOSAI, a congress of INTOSAI, International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
The TCU's efforts in 2011 resulted in saving 14 billion reais (US$7.44 billion) for Brazilian taxpayer. For every real spent by the court to prevent corruption and wasteful spending, 10.5 reais were saved.
Current members Former president Incumbent president Incumbent vice presidentOrder of seniorityJusticeInitial date (inauguration)Limite date (retirement)Nominated byAppointed by1Walton Alencar Rodrigues (born 1962)13 April 199919 April 2037Fernando Henrique CardosoPublic Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Accounts2Benjamin Zymler (born 1956)11 September 200125 March 2031Fernando Henrique CardosoAuditors of the Federal Court of Accounts3Augusto Nardes (born 1952)20 September 200513 October 2027Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaChamber of Deputies4Vital do Rêgo Filho (born 1963)22 December 201421 September 2038Dilma RousseffFederal Senate5Jorge Oliveira (born 1954)31 December 202015 November 2049Jair BolsonaroPresidency of the Republic6Antonio Anastasia (born 1961)03 February 20229 May 2036Jair BolsonaroFederal Senate7Jhonatan de Jesus (born 1983)15 March 20233 September 2058Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaChamber of Deputies8Odair Cunha (born 1976)20 May 202618 June 2046Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaChamber of Deputies9Rodrigo Pacheco (born 1976)30 September 20263 November 2051Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaFederal Senate
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