| Federal Court of Accounts | |
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| Tribunal de Contas da União | |
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| Established | 7 November 1890; 135 years ago (1890-11-07) |
| Jurisdiction |  Brazil |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination withconfirmation from theSenate |
| Authorised by | Constitution of Brazil |
| Appeals from | Court of Audit |
| Judge term length | Life tenure (mandatory retirement at age 75) |
| Number of positions | 9 |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Website | www |
| President | |
| Currently | Bruno Dantas |
| Vice President | |
| Currently | Vital do Rêgo Filho |
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TheBrazilian Federal Court of Accounts (Portuguese:Tribunal de Contas da União, often referred to asTCU) is Brazil's federal audit office. It provides assistance to the Congress of Brazil in itsConstitutional duty to exerciseexternal audit over theExecutive Branch. Its members, known as Ministers, are appointed by theNational Congress and thePresident of Brazil. The TCU employs a highly qualified body ofcivil servants to prevent, investigate and sanctioncorruption andmalpractice ofpublic funds,[1] with national jurisdiction.
The Court was established on November 7, 1890, although its origins can be traced back to theRoyal Treasury (Erário Régio), founded in 1808 by KingJohn VI. It is, therefore, one of the world's oldest institutions dedicated to national government accountability. Today, the TCU works in cooperation with theComptroller-General of the Union (CGU), which oversees federal executiveinternal audit. The Court's work is further scrutinized by thePublic Ministry.
In 2022 the TCU hosted the XXIVINCOSAI, a congress of INTOSAI,International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.[2]
The TCU's efforts in 2011 resulted in saving 14 billionreais (US$7.44 billion) for Brazilian taxpayer. For every real spent by the court to preventcorruption andwasteful spending, 10.5 reais were saved.[3]
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