The Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) pointed out general failures in the management of some of the main electoral windows of the Dilma Rousseff government. In a report completed this week, in which it consolidates the results of 23 audits across the country, the court concluded that "there are flaws that must be considered from a systemic perspective, affecting various segments and with negative reflections on the performance and quality of the infrastructure".
In the document, obtained by the State, the TCU checked the performance of the public administration in conducting initiatives such as the Minha Casa Minha Vida program, in addition to the performance of bodies such as Infraero and the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (Dnit) at the head of projects large-sized. At the same time, the court investigated how the concessions made in the areas of energy, highways, railways, ports and airports, among other projects, unfolded.
44 concession processes were analyzed. In these cases, says the TCU, the lack of parameters to help in the elaboration of more reliable technical studies predominates. This gap, he points out, becomes more evident when it comes to forecasting the cost of works. Another common flaw in infrastructure projects is the lack of internal control in the public bodies responsible for monitoring the projects, in addition to the lack of standards to measure the quality of executions and the performance of contracted companies.
Poorly made projects. The TCU also highlights problems such as poor quality services, poorly designed projects and planning deficiencies when referring to the Minha Casa Minha Vida program and port works. Another example of inefficiency is the emergency care units (24h UPAs), linked to the Ministry of Health.
Between January and August 2013, according to the TCU, the government had transferred around BRL 2 billion for the construction, renovation and expansion of 1.027 UPAs, in addition to paying a monthly amount to fund the operation of the units. When inspecting the situation of the UPAs in 11 locations, the auditors found basic problems such as cracks and fissures in the units, in addition to infiltrations and subsidence of the floor.
Energy. In the electricity sector, the evaluations focused on the performance of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), the Energy Research Company (EPE) and the National Electric System Operator (ONS), during the stages of planning and execution of works to guarantee the energy supply in the World Cup venues.
“Some of the problems such as deficiencies in controls, inadequacies in risk management and the need to improve the organizational structure were identified in several studies”, states the TCU.
In each of the audits, the court makes recommendations and determinations to correct the problems. The consolidated report was sent to the Ministry of Planning and the Civil House.
When contacted by the State, the ministries said they would not comment on the matter, as they had not received the TCU ruling. By means of a note, the Ministry of Planning said that, “in relation to the TCU audits that the ministry is aware of, the evolution of the results is significant” and that “for two years, no irregularities have been found that recommend stoppages in PAC works ”.
Source: The State of S. Paulo