Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil

Brazilian institution in charge of accounting, financial, budgetary, operational and patrimonial inspection of the Union

The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts 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, with national jurisdiction.

Also known as...TCU and Tribunal de Contas da União
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