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Quality of public spending

We propose improvements in the efficiency and quality of spending by analyzing public budget, parliamentary amendments and public contracts data with the aim of improving the traceability of public funds and evaluating the implementation of different public policies.

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Transparent Medicines
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Transparent Medicines

Better data for more efficient public procurement of medicines
Parliamentary amendments
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Parliamentary amendments

The public budget must be earmarked and implemented transparently, under the eyes of society and the control bodies.
Tá de Pé Works
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Tá de Pé Works

Popular mobilization tool for social control over the implementation of educational infrastructure projects
Transparent Work
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Transparent Work

A partnership between TB and the Social Observatory of Brazil, the project trained and advised 21 Social Observatories to monitor school works financed by the federal government in their municipalities.

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Parallel” bench amendments circumvented STF decisions
PublicationQuality of public spending
02/10/2025
Parallel” bench amendments circumvented STF decisions

Non-taxable bench amendments are sponsored through letters to the executing agencies, but the association with parliamentarians is hidden in the budget execution.

“Parallel” committee amendments repeat practice of secret budget in 2025
PublicationQuality of public spending
02/06/2025
“Parallel” committee amendments repeat practice of secret budget in 2025

Committees will be able to direct R$8.5 billion more than the amount set aside for them, through amendments that are mixed with Executive spending.

Only 7% of the R$36 billion in medicines bought by the Brazilian government have precise data on the items purchased
PublicationQuality of public spending
12/05/2025
Only 7% of the R$36 billion in medicines bought by the Brazilian government have precise data on the items purchased

Gaps in the descriptions of purchases registered on the National Public Procurement Portal make it difficult to compare prices

Guide to purchasing medicines
PublicationQuality of public spending
28/04/2025
Guide to purchasing medicines

Descriptive standards in public procurement and good practices in filling out purchase items

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