Formalism or transparency in the public procurement of municipalities in the Northern Region of Brazil?
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Transparency, Local Staff, ITCAB, Public AdministrationAbstract
This article discusses the situation of contractual transparency in the 211 municipalities of the seven states of the Northern Region of Brazil of more than 15,000 inhabitants. By comparing the municipalities with each other, it shows individual situations and identifies their impacts on contractual management. For this purpose, 18 indicators have been used that have allowed the construction of a Transparency Index on the Procurement of Brazilian Municipalities (ITCAB). With regard to the analysis of procurement indicators, it was possible to point out that we are left with only 187 municipalities for analysis. Furthermore, the investigation found that, in general, none of those requirements were met. The information was very farcical and extensive with a very administrative and bureaucratic content. Developed information was also not appreciated to enable citizens to monitor or control local government management.
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