Accountability Office

Portuguese translation: Tribunal de Contas da União (equivalente no Brasil)

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English term or phrase:Accountability Office
Portuguese translation:Tribunal de Contas da União (equivalente no Brasil)
Entered by: Mario Freitas

17:20 Jan 7, 2015
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: Accountability Office
Material de instruções para funcionários de uma organização ecológica sobre os órgãos aos quais podem fazer denúncias:

(1) A Member of Congress or a representative of a committee of Congress.
(2) An Inspector General.
(3) The Government ***Accountability Office***.
(4) A Federal employee responsible for contract or grant oversight or management at the relevant agency.
Lincoln Carvalho
Brazil
Local time: 21:34
Tribunal de Contas da União (equivalente no Brasil)
Explanation:
Creui que o TCU seja o equivalente n Brasil ao GAO
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 21:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1serviço de auditoria (do governo)
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4órgão responsável/ouvidoria
Paulinho Fonseca
4Tribunal de Contas da União (equivalente no Brasil)
Mario Freitas
4Ministério Público
Ruan Alves (X)
3Government Accountability Office
Edna Almeida
Summary of reference entries provided
Tribunal de Contas e Accountability Office
andrescardoso

  

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accountability office
órgão responsável/ouvidoria


Explanation:
Sugestão


    Reference: http://www.sdh.gov.br/disque-direitos-humanos/disque-direito...
Paulinho Fonseca
Brazil
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
accountability office
Government Accountability Office


Explanation:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/reporterbbc/story/2007/08/pr...

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...

Edna Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 01:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 6
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
accountability office
serviço de auditoria (do governo)


Explanation:
Diria assim em PT(pt), espero que seja útil...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 01:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 117

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  andrescardoso: Serviço de auditoria do congresso.
1 day 46 mins
  -> Obrigada, Andres!
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
accountability office
Tribunal de Contas da União (equivalente no Brasil)


Explanation:
Creui que o TCU seja o equivalente n Brasil ao GAO

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 21:34
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8 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
accountability office
Ministério Público


Explanation:
Government Accountability Office (EUA) e Ministério Público (Brasil) realizam funções semelhantes quanto a investigação uso do patrimônio público e fiscalização do cumprimento das leis.


    Reference: http://www.investorwords.com/2146/GAO.html
    Reference: http://www.cnmp.mp.br/portal/component/content/article/94-in...
Ruan Alves (X)
Brazil
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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Reference comments


1 day 1 hr
Reference: Tribunal de Contas e Accountability Office

Reference information:
O primeiro aprova ou rejeita as contas de um governante. O segundo presta serviço de auditoria ao legislativo.

andrescardoso
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in SpanishSpanish
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