The Comptroller General of the Union ( pt, Controladoria-Geral da União, abbreviated CGU), is a branch of the
Brazilian
federal government
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tasked with assisting the
president regarding the treasury and public assets and the government's transparency policies. These tasks are carried out by way of public
audit
An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon.” Auditing ...
s,
fraud deterrence procedures, and other sort of
internal control, corruption prevention, and
ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...
activities. It is also the central body of the Federal Government Internal Control System, responsible for supervising, managing and regulating the offices of the government.
The Chief Minister of the Comptroller General of the Union (') is appointed by the
president and serves as a member of the
Brazilian cabinet
The Cabinet of Brazil ( pt, Gabinete Ministerial do Brasil) is composed of the Ministers of State and senior advisors of the executive branch of the federal government of Brazil. Cabinet officers are appointed and dismissed by the President. There ...
. The branch was created by the former president
Fernando Henrique Cardoso and its first minister-inspector was the jurist Anadyr de Mendonça Rodrigues. In 2003, its name was changed and, in 2016, it was transformed into the Ministry of Transparency, Inspection and Comptroller General of the Union, with the same attributions and added the attributions of control and transparency.
During
Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, the branch was once again named as Comptroller General of the Union.
See also
* Other
Comptroller
A comptroller (pronounced either the same as ''controller'' or as ) is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior-level executi ...
References
External links
Official site
Executive branch of Brazil
Government ministries of Brazil
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