ABOUT TB
Strengthening Brazilian democracy for over 25 years
Strengthening Brazilian democracy for over 25 years
The misuse of public money
Transparência Brasil uses data to improve the quality and efficiency of public spending and strengthen the fight against corruption in Brazil. In 2024 alone, we contributed to more than 1,000 reports in media outlets across the country:
Transparência partidária
Accountability do Estado
Governança e Tecnologia
Qualidade do gasto público
Acesso a informação
Mission
Strengthening transparency and social control to ensure efficiency and quality in public spending, promoting public institutions of integrity in Brazilian democracy
Vision
To be the main reference in strengthening transparency, social control and the integrity of public power through qualified information
Values
Independence and autonomy
Pioneering spirit
Transparency
Democracy
Excellence
How does TB work?
Production of analysis and diagnostics
We promote public transparency to carry out sophisticated data analysis, which reveals state failures in the use of public resources
Disclosure to the press and public bodies
We have dialogued with the state, presenting analyses and recommendations, and we have targeted the press to broaden the debate and ensure improvements
Monitoring and collection
We monitor the implementation of recommendations and press control bodies on the possible need for action
Strategic litigation
As a last resort, we take cases that are fundamental to public transparency and integrity to the courts
Our work is marked by:
Excellence in knowledge production
Objectivity, non-partisanship and independence
Credibility with governments, the press, academia and society
results
Our impact
Parliamentary amendments
R$ 50 billion
budget amendments with more traceability
Public procurement
R$ 435 billion
in purchasing with improvements in monitoring
Salaries of judges and prosecutors
R$ 130 billion
more transparent payslips
Access to information
16 million
of documents on transfers from the federal government without restriction of access
Coalitions
Strategic network action
