Brazil: Rousseff's 2015 accounts rejected

The head of the Brazilian Congress, Senator Renan Calheiros, received a report from the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) on Wednesday (Oct. 5) recommending the rejection of the president's accounts for 2015.

The document lists 10 irregularities, among which the omission of liabilities of the federal government with the Banco do Brasil, the Caixa Econômica Federal, the National Social Development Bank (BNDES), and the Guarantee Fund for Length of Service (FGTS).

According to the report, as was the case in 2014, the government also used resources from Banco do Brasil in 2015 to afford the costs of a funding plan for agriculture—a move that became known as fiscal backpedaling, which led to Rousseff's impeachment late in August. Also in 2015, the government raised spending even though it was aware of the need for cutting costs to meet the fiscal target

This is the second time the TCU recommends the rejection of the accounts in Rousseff's administration. The report written for 2014 was also submitted to Congress, but was subsequently approved with reservations by the lawmakers.

Translated by Fabrício Ferreira

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