The Accounts Chamber gives a positive opinion on the account of the President of the Republic in 2021

The Court of Accounts issued a positive decision on the President of the Republic’s 2021 invoice following an audit, highlighting the reduction in overtime, but reiterating recommendations regarding the accounting system, inventory of assets and public procurement.

This opinion is contained in the report approved at the general plenary meeting on July 12 and handed over to the head of state Marcelo Rebel de Souza by the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Jose Tavares, and then published on official portals. court and the President of the Republic on the Internet.

“Based on the financial audit, the decision of the Accounts Chamber is favorable. The financial and budgetary reports present a true and fair view, in all material respects, of the financial position of the Presidium of the Republic as at 31 December. , 2021, and its financial and budgetary performance and cash flow for the year ended to that date, in accordance with the accounting principles and requirements provided for in the Accounting Standardization System for Public Administrations (SNC-AP),” reads the document. .

In this report on the 2021 report, the Accounts Chamber accepts some of its previous recommendations: “The significant reduction in the number of overtime hours on working days, mandatory and additional rest days and holidays, as well as its implementation is the result of prior and direct authorization in each specific case of the supreme head of the General Secretariat of the President of the Republic.”

However, the court considers that other recommendations on the accounting system remain partially or completely unfulfilled, including “introduce a management accounting subsystem adapted to the regulatory framework that complies with the VNS-AP” and “combine all assets into a single inventory”. this sovereign body, “starting to renovate it in a timely manner”.

With regard to public procurement, the Accounts Chamber reiterates that the Presidium of the Republic must “publish in a timely manner all public contracts subject to mandatory disclosure on the Public Contracts Portal.”