Controladoria-Geral da União Jorge Hage Minister of State, Head of the Office of the Comptroller...

Controladoria-Geral da União

Jorge Hage

Minister of State, Head of the Office of the Comptroller General

Panel IPanel I

Is Transparency Delivering (In Brazil) ?Is Transparency Delivering (In Brazil) ?

Americas Regional Conference on the Right of Access Americas Regional Conference on the Right of Access to Informationto Information

Lima, April 28th 2009Lima, April 28th 2009


Inspiring References:Inspiring References:

"A popular Government without popular information or "A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power own Governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives." knowledge gives."

James MadisonJames Madison

““Sunlight is the best disinfectantSunlight is the best disinfectant ” ”

Louis Brandeis Louis Brandeis

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CGU – Our view on the matterCGU – Our view on the matter

Transparency as pre-condition to:Transparency as pre-condition to:

- fight against corruptionfight against corruption- improvement of public managementimprovement of public management- social controlsocial controlsocial inclusionsocial inclusion

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There are 2 kinds of transparency:There are 2 kinds of transparency:

Active/SpontaneousActive/Spontaneous

andand

Passive/DemandedPassive/Demanded

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Important actions taken by the Brazilian Important actions taken by the Brazilian Government towards openness and Government towards openness and

transparency transparency

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Transparency time lineTransparency time line

e-procuremente-procurement

Transparency Transparency Pages (ministries)Pages (ministries)

Purchase Cards on WebPurchase Cards on Web

Audit Reports on WebAudit Reports on Web

Transparency Portal Transparency Portal in states and local in states and local

governmentsgovernments

Web-based system Web-based system for Federal for Federal

Transfers: SiconvTransfers: Siconv

End of “B Accounts”- End of “B Accounts”- Purchase Cards Purchase Cards

mandatorymandatory

Black ListBlack List

on Webon Web

20052005 20062006 20072007 20082008

SICAF – Suppliers Registration System

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20042004

Transparency Transparency PortalPortal


May, 2009: Bill on Access May, 2009: Bill on Access to Information to Information

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TRANSPARENCY PORTAL

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The Transparency Portal provides information on:

• Resources applied directly by the federal departments

• Federal resources transferred from the federal level to states and municipalities.

• Federal resources transferred directly to citizens.

• Transactions on the Federal Government's Purchase Card.

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www.portaldatransparencia.gov.brwww.portaldatransparencia.gov.br


• Data referring to the spending of each department or entity (self-managed federal entities, foundations, state and semistate enterprises), with information on each procurement process, each contract and each agreement.

Public Transparency Pages of each federal department

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Transparency Portal

Transfers

Direct Spending

Punished Firms

Budget year

By state/county

spending category

Transfers to citizens

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Transparency Portal in Numbers:Transparency Portal in Numbers:

Amount displayedAmount displayed

InformationInformation

Over US$ 2 trillionOver US$ 2 trillion

Over 780 m. entriesOver 780 m. entries

Visits in 2008Visits in 2008 1,443,6101,443,610

285.968377.078

646.701

1.443.610

0

200.000

400.000

600.000

800.000

1.000.000

1.200.000

1.400.000

1.600.000

2005 2006 2007 200812


International Awards

UNODC Award2008

“Important work on promotion of transparency on public money spending”

One of the five best practices in strategies for transparency and fight on corruption in the world

UNCAC States Parties Conference Bali 2008

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- Currently, 11 Brazilian state governments are Currently, 11 Brazilian state governments are running adapted versions of the Transparency running adapted versions of the Transparency Portal Portal

- Other 3 states and several municipalities are Other 3 states and several municipalities are developing theirs Transparency Portals with developing theirs Transparency Portals with CGU support CGU support

- In all cases, CGU provides know-how and In all cases, CGU provides know-how and technicians to help on development technicians to help on development

Spreading Transparency countrywide:Spreading Transparency countrywide:

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List of Ineligible Firms - CEIS

133 firms declared ineligible777 firms temporarily suspended

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133 Ineligible Firms133 Ineligible Firms

Firm’s identification Sanctioned bySource of

informationState

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777 suspended firms777 suspended firms

Firm’s identification Sanctioned byState

Source of information

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Federal Government’s Purchase Card


Executive Order number 6.370,Executive Order number 6.370,

February 1st, 2008February 1st, 2008

- Establish the end of “B Accounts” for small purchases, which were not transparent and hardly accountable

- Use of the Purchase Card became mandatory for small purchases

- Cash withdraws strongly limited

- Spending with the Purchase Card displayed Online

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Reduction on spending - 2007/2008

Small Purchases using “B Accounts”:

2007 - R$ 168.374.665,00

2008 - R$ 116.488.772,00

Using Purchases Card:

2007 - R$ 76.254.492,00

2008 - R$ 55.257.326,00

- 31%- 31%

- 27%- 27%

2020


Reduction on spending: 1st quarters of 2007-2008-2009

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26.437.580

20.866.374

14.660.335

0

5.000.000

10.000.000

15.000.000

20.000.000

25.000.000

30.000.000

1º Trimestre

2007

2008

2009

45%

Fonte: Cartão de Pagamento - Portal da Transparência; Contas Tipo B e outros - Siafi Gerencial (*até 23 de março)

Total Amount on Small Purchases

22221st Quarter1st Quarter


-

2.000

4.000

6.000

8.000

10.000

12.000

14.000

ContasB 4.183 5.890 8.715 7.680 9.029 8.189 9.969 8.019 9.160 8.540 4.388 3.735 4.947 3.174 3.475 2.617 841 2.177 1.065 1.870 2.240 1.284 417 390 749

CPGF 4.409 878 2.362 3.488 8.565 7.054 9.790 9.526 7.655 6.037 4.865 6.282 805 1.922 2.742 2.452 3.680 4.569 4.842 6.287 6.246 9.414 7.969 1.429 3.706

JAN FEV MAR ABR MAI JUN JUL SET OUT NOV DEZ JAN FEV MAR ABR MAI JUN JUL AGO OUT NOV DEZ JAN FEV MAR

Mil

hare

s R

$

2007 2008 2009

Fonte: Cartão de Pagamento - Portal da Transparência; Contas Tipo B e outros - Siafi Gerencial (*até 23 de março)

B Accounts x Purchase Card 2323


1º Trim. 2007 = 2.780.218 1º Trim. 2008 = 3.718.3041º Trim. 2009 = 1.501.075

0

1.000.000

2.000.000

3.000.000

4.000.000

5.000.000

6.000.000

7.000.000

8.000.000

9.000.000

2007 1.691.750 217.917 870.551 1.268.128 5.219.517 4.091.718 6.065.288 7.838.971 6.570.588 5.157.649 3.357.117 2.374.467

2008 2.799.319 371.722 547.263 453.796 363.978 566.396 644.780 711.657 879.729 793.752 924.809 1.165.981

2009 945.589 159.838 395.648

JAN FEV MAR ABR MAI JUN JUL AGO SET OUT NOV DEZ

Fonte: Portal da Transparência

2424Purchase Card - Withdraws


- Web-based system for registering agreement procedures between central and local governments

- Standardized and transparent methods

- Information on money transfers, monitoring public policy execution and accounting

- Information freely available on Web

Transfers Portal Transfers Portal

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Transfers Portal Transfers Portal


Other tools for enhancing transparency

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Brazilian e-procurement system

In 2007 the Federal Government purchased over US$ 8

billion in goods and services using e-procurement

e-procurement48%

Conventional procurement

52%

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ComprasNet Portal (e-procurement)

Comprasnet Portal

COMPRASNET is the entry point for the Brazilian Federal Government e-

procurement system. In this portal the user may find information on all the Federal Government purchases of

goods and services as well as participate in the electronic procurement

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Audit Reports OnlineAudit Reports Online

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- On CGU website: Regular Audit On CGU website: Regular Audit reports (Program monitoring), Random reports (Program monitoring), Random Audit reports, Special Audits reportsAudit reports, Special Audits reports

- On each ministry website: Annual - On each ministry website: Annual Account Audit ReportsAccount Audit Reports


Yes. Transparency is already delivering in Brazil

(and it can deliver even more) 3131


CONTROLADORIA-GERAL DA UNIÃO

Address: Setor de Autarquia Sul,

Quadra 1, Bloco A

Edifício Darcy Ribeiro

CEP: 70070-905

Phone: +55 61 3412 7241

Fax: +55 61 3412 7230

www.cgu.gov.br [email protected]

Visit the Transparency Portal:Visit the Transparency Portal:

www.portaldatransparencia.gov.brwww.portaldatransparencia.gov.br

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