TCU in Intosai

International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions – INTOSAI

The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts is a founding member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions – INTOSAI. During the XXIV International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions (INCOSAI), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 11 November 2022, TCU was appointed as the Chair of INTOSAI for three years.

INTOSAI organs are the General Assembly, the Governing Board, General Secretariat, the Regional Organizations (Afrosai, Arabosai, Asosai, Carosai, Eurosai, Olacefs, Pasai), technical committees and working bodies. Currently, the Court takes part in the following bodies:

• Professional Standards Committee - PSC (TCU is vice-chair)
• Performance Audit Subcommittee (PAS) 
• Compliance Audit Subcommittee (CAS)
• Capacity Building Committee (CBC)
  • Task Force INTOSAI Auditor Professionalisation (TFIAP)
• Knowledge Sharing Committee (KSC)
• Working Group on Public Debt (WGPD)
• Working Group on IT  Audit (WGITA)
• Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA)
• Working Group on Financial Modernization and Regulatory Reform (WGFMRR)
• Working Group on Audit in Extractive Industries (WGEI)
• Working Group on the Fight Against Corruption and Money Laundering  (WGFACML)
• Working Group on SDGs and Key Sustainable Development Indicators (WGSDG)
• Working Group on Big Data (WGBD)
• Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC)
• Steering Committee INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation

These working bodies convene from time to time to exchange experiences and assess the progress of their activities.

TCU has hosted some INTOSAI meetings in Brazil, such us:

• the 9th Meeting of the Working Group on Environmental Auditing in June 2004
• the 12^th Meeting of the Working Group on Privatization in September 2005
• the 15^th Meeting of the Information Technology Committee in May 2006
• the 1^st Meeting of the Subcommittee on Performance Audit in August 2006
• the 2nd Meeting of the Subcommittee on Performance Audit in May 2008
• the 4^th Performance Audit Subcommittee (PAS) Meeting in Sept 2010
• the 22^nd General Assembly of OLACEFS in Nov 2012
• the 8^th Meeting of the Steering Committee INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation in Oct 2015
• the WGITA – 25^th Meeting of the Working Group on IT Audit in Apr 2016
• the 14th PSC Steering Committee meeting in June 2017