News from Brazil: 44% of Government Agencies Pay Extra Salaries, Audit Finds

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monday, august 6, 2018

Brazil | World | Business | São Paulo | Science & Health | Sports| Culture | Travel | Ombudsman Marcelo D. Sants/FramePhoto The Court of Accounts Building in Brasilia 44% of Government Agencies Pay Extra Salaries, Audit Finds An audit from TCU, Brazil's Federal General Accounting Office, in payrolls from the three government branches - Executive, Legislative and Judiciary - found irregular payments to 12,658 government employees; Other 4,380 cases are still under investigation Low-Income Government Program Paid US$ 1.4 Billion for People Who Didn't Need Benefits This finding is part of an audit conducted by the Controladoria-Geral da União (Brazil' federal controller) in conjunction with other executive branches - Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social, Ministério do Planejamento and Casa Civil (Departments of Social Development and Planning and the office of the Chief of Staff) Police Reinforcements Show Limited Results in Rio de Janeiro Although the State Government discloses high numbers of arrests at the scene (12,000) and warrants fulfilled (809) in four and a half years, more general data from the city neighborhoods with Segurança Presente don't show a significant impact business Foreign Low-Cost Airlines Start to Land in Brazil In the last few years, Brazilian airlines fought for regulatory changes that would allow them to lower their costs, arguing that these changes would result in lower prices for the public; They won some victories, like the permission to charge for checked luggage, but someone else beat them to the punch in the low-cost game: the foreign competition Group Representing Brazilian Companies in the US to Shut Down According to sources that are close to the BIC, the reason the company is going to close its doors has to do with a reduction in terms of investments used to finance the activities of the association, which was created in 2000 PUBLICIDADE FOLLOW US: Contact Us | Privacy Policy Click here to unsubscribe Copyright Folha de S.Paulo. All rights reserved.