International institutions, regardless of their size, are mainly funded by contributions and public funds from member countries. Since these resources come from national budgets, supreme audit institutions (SAIs) play a crucial role in ensuring good governance, fiscal responsibility, efficient management, and transparency.

At the beginning of the new term of the Iranian Parliament on 24 July 2024, Dr. Seyed Ahmadreza Dastgheib, the incumbent President of SAC and the ECOSAI President, won 211 votes out of 272 votes cast by the Members of the Iranian Parliament and accordingly was re-elected as the President of SAC for a four-year term 2024 – 2028.

The chair of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), Minister Bruno Dantas, in his July 2024 open letter, writes about the value of foresight for the work of Supreme Audit Institutions.

Energy is essential for economic growth and social development as it powers our homes, industries, and societies. At the core of the global agenda, it plays a vital role in addressing the pressing sustainable development challenges of our time.

On August 9, the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) sent the ClimateScanner Global Survey form to the 196 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) that comprise the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). The online questionnaire will allow SAIs to map their climate change experience and capacity.

During the first quarter of this year, in it pursuit of strengthening of citizen participation, the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU – SAI Brazil) joined the Citizen Participation Commission (CPC) of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) and the Task Force on Citizen Participation and Civil Society Engagement (TFCP) within the Capacity Building Committee (CBC) of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). 

Within the scope of the Federal Court of Accounts – Brazil (TCU), sustainability is a crucial tool to ensure that our activities are carried out in an efficient, balanced, and responsible manner. As a Supreme Audit Institution, the TCU is responsible for auditing public accounts, making it an important body in the management of public resources and in the promotion of transparency and efficiency in public administration. In this regard, the TCU’s adoption of sustainable practices is important and required.

To encourage the development of infrastructure megaprojects in Brazil that are in line with environmental preservation initiatives, the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU – Brazil) concluded in 2022 the first phase of the Feasibility in Focus program in partnership with the German Cooperation Agency - GIZ, under the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) hosted representatives from 18 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) from several countries to discuss climate issues. The event "ClimateScanner Technical Workshop: tool design" was held on May 22-26 and brought together members of the executive group for the development of the ClimateScanner tool.

The audit has been carried out by the TCU since 2015 and by the end of 2021 it had identified more than 400,000 irregularities. The action results in accumulated annual savings of BRL 2 billion to public coffers The audit has been carried out by the TCU since 2015 and by the end of 2021 it had identified more than 400,000 irregularities.