Procurement with Governance helps municipalities and public agencies apply Law No. 14,133 through planning, defined responsibilities, risk management, controls, and practical guidance.
A practical guide for inspectors and managers to separate delivery, measurement, certification, final acceptance, rejection and payment in public contracts.
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A documentary guide to identify when a request concerns index-based adjustment, cost repactuation or extraordinary restoration of a public contract's economic and financial balance...
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IN 512 takes effect on November 30, 2026 and details how federal bodies should structure pre-selection, dialogue, competition, confidentiality and procurement planning.
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A guide to consulting public procurement prices on Compras.gov.br, reviewing filters and dispersion, choosing a calculation method, and exporting the search without treating the au...
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AGU's list updated on September 8, 2026 separates opinions by legal scenario and ID. See the use map, Law 14,133 grounds and signs that a different document is needed.
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Brazil’s TCU found it irregular to allow non-participant adhesions when a price-registration solicitation lacks quantity estimates. See how the statutory caps work.
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Learn when a risk allocation matrix is mandatory, how it affects the contract’s economic and financial balance, and why risk analysis and risk maps serve different purposes.
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Learn when deletion is appropriate, which linked records block it, how PNCP responds, and why the DOU requires a separate assessment.
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Learn when Brazil’s Law 14,133 allows an estimated procurement budget to remain confidential, what the reasons must show, and when the amount must be disclosed.
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Learn who can buy and supply through Sicx, how accreditation and offer ranking work, and which limits and deadlines apply under the new framework.
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IN 512 takes effect on November 30, 2026. See the federal Compras.gov.br procedure, its three phases, deadlines, confidentiality rules and preparation steps.
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AGU Guidance 105/2026 defines the Article 75(1) aggregation and explains when a prior tender does not prevent a new low-value direct contract.
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See what must be disclosed on the PNCP, what is operated on Compras.gov.br, and how to separate legal publication from the electronic session.
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Learn how to use the new remaining-bidder feature in Compras.gov.br after termination while preserving ranking order, qualification, negotiation, and the administrative record.
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Law 14,133 allows registration or enrollment with the competent professional body, but the TCU rejects dues clearance as a technical qualification filter.
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Bid security is optional, capped at 1% of the estimated contract value, and may be required at the proposal registration stage if the tender documents clearly regulate the requirem...
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Law 14.133 does not create a universal ban on combining contract management and inspection. See how to assess risk, self-review, local rules and controls before designation.
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Article 176 ends a limited transition for small municipalities on March 31, 2027. Understand public agents, e-procurement, PNCP and what must already be complied with.
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AGU Normative Guidance 107/2026 bars the pregão modality for the engineering consultancy services it covers. Understand the contrast with the TCU and how to choose the procurement ...
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Law 14,133 does not, in itself, impose a mandatory PCA on every municipality. The obligation may arise from local regulation or the adoption of federal rules, and external control ...
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Law 14,133 does not authorize automatic copying of the federal rite. See how to identify the municipal rule, the role of the audit court and the deadlines that really apply.
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The TCU rejected the idea that the ETP should be included in the notice due to legal obligation. Ruling 1,532/2026 repositions disclosure as a governance decision.
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Defensible pricing research combines adherent sources, treats outliers with documented criteria, and justifies the method used to estimate the market.
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The TCU decided that the apprentice quota cannot be a qualification requirement. In Law 14,133, control belongs to the contract and supervision.
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The TCU considered it irregular to exchange the Compras.gov.br due diligence tool via email. Understand the reason and the practical impact for public agents.
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The art. 64 allows diligence to prove the qualification status that already exists at the opening of the event, even with a document presented later.
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Judgment 2357/2026 shows that the error may arise in the notice. See how to define relevant items, process proposals and record the decision.
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Ruling 2357/2026 warns that notices for works and engineering services must define how unenforceability and relevant unit prices will be analyzed.
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The TCU panel on thermoelectric plants shows why consensus requires proof. See seven questions to guide proposals with calculation, benefit and safeguards.
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Guidance of July 22 admits cumulating economic-financial requirements, but requires motivation, proportionality and competition impact testing.
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The TCU maintained the 25% limit as a rule and allowed exceeding it only in consensual changes, essential to the original purpose and widely documented.
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New TCU feature creates overviews with AI. See the test in three judgments and the checklist to check the grounds, device and citation.
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Understand the order between formalization of demand, ETP, risk analysis and term of reference, with reservations for direct hiring and local regulations.
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