CGU to be dismantled: Civil servants criticize Temer.
Employees of the recently dissolved Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) in Alagoas protested in front of the agency's headquarters in Maceió against the measure taken by interim president Michel Temer (PMDB) to dissolve the agency; they argue that the Comptroller's Office is a well-established institution and plays an important technical role in combating corruption in Brazil.
Alagoas 247 - Employees of the recently defunct General Comptroller's Office (CGU) in Alagoas protested, on the morning of this Friday (3), in front of the agency's headquarters, in the Mangabeiras neighborhood, in Maceió, against the measure taken by interim president Michel Temer (PMDB) to extinguish the agency. The acting head of the CGU in the region, Francisco Belarmino, claims that the General Comptroller's Office is a consolidated label and, according to him, plays an important technical role in the fight against corruption in Brazil.
He said that all leadership positions were handed over in the CGU units in the states, but everyone has already been reinstated.
"The CGU has become a well-established brand in recent years. It's not partisan, it's not linked to any party, and what we want is to strengthen ourselves, including by having the name CGU included in the Constitution. We perform a technical function and we want that to be preserved," says Francisco Belarmino.
In total, there are 30 employees of the agency in Alagoas. The CGU has existed in the country since 2002 and has now been transformed into a department linked to the Ministry of Transparency, Oversight and Control. Technicians complain that the new measure may bring the risk of political interference and compromise audits.
The acting head also said that the category supports dialogue with the interim government to avoid further complications. "We are open to talking. We understand that it is a time of change, but we believe that the agency needs to be restructured. The CGU's responsibilities are very important," he assessed.
He commented on the salary increase granted to federal employees by the government, approved this Thursday by the National Congress, explaining that measures taken by the Legislative branch at the request of the Executive branch are not within the purview of the Comptroller General's Office (CGU). "Our role is to oversee management, to know, for example, if all employees receiving these salaries are actually working. Now, the impact of this increase on the budget is not for us to assess," he commented.
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