Brazil Reaffirms Leadership in OLACEFS and Strengthens Alliances with Regional Countries
In bilateral meetings, President Vital do Rêgo highlights cooperation, technological innovation, and social participation as key pillars of Brazil's candidacy for 2026 2028
By Secom / Serint
The President of the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), Minister Vital do Rêgo, held six bilateral meetings with foreign delegations on November 26th and 27th. The meetings brought together representatives from the Supreme Audit Institutions of Colombia, El Salvador, and Panama, as well as authorities from the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), the Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions of South America (EFSUR Chile and Argentina), and the Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions of the Caribbean (CAROSAI Curaçao and Aruba).
These meetings reinforced Brazil's diplomatic agenda during the XXXIV General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) and resulted in the signing of memoranda of understanding with Colombia and Panama, in addition to presenting Brazil's proposals for its candidacy for the OLACEFS presidency for the 2026 2028 term.
Regional Integration
During the meetings, Minister Vital do Rêgo emphasized that Brazil advocates for a more integrated, transparent, innovative, and diverse OLACEFS, with a focus on social participation. He noted that TCU's chairmanship of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) provided strategic experience to understand common challenges faced by audit institutions, strengthen regional dialogue, and expand joint actions.
"We grow when we cooperate. OLACEFS faces the challenge of learning from each other, sharing knowledge, and transforming this exchange into quality public governance," said the minister.
Brazil's proposal for the OLACEFS presidency is structured around five main pillars:
1. Digital Transformation and Technological Ethics
TCU proposes training programs in information security and cybersecurity. It also encourages the responsible use of technologies such as artificial intelligence, exemplified by the growth of systems like ChatTCU, which can support audits, public data analysis, and enhance interaction with society without replacing auditors technical judgment.
2. Equity and Diversity
Brazil advocates initiatives to strengthen women's leadership and broaden institutional diversity, promoting cooperation among countries and inclusive leadership spaces.
3. Sustainable Development
The candidacy proposes collaborative projects on energy transition, climate mitigation, and educational assessment. Highlights include the Energy Transition Practical Guide for Supreme Audit Institutions (GATE), a TCU methodology already adaptable to Latin American countries.
4. Citizen Participation
The proposal prioritizes mechanisms that bring citizens closer to public auditing, strengthening trust in institutions and aligning audit bodies actions with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
5. New Approach to Poverty
In partnership with the University of Oxford, TCU developed an international methodology to assess the impact of public spending on reducing multidimensional poverty. This initiative will enable audit institutions to act more effectively on sensitive social policies.
At the end of the meetings, participants received a sculpture by Pernambuco-born artist and sculptor Jaildo Marinho, creator of the piece Jangada Brasil, installed in the garden of the Serzedello Corrêa Institute for Capacity Building (ISC).