TN - Brazilian National Treasury

The Brazilian National Treasury was created on March 10, 1986, as set forth by Decree Nº 92.452, by joining the former Financial Programming Commission and the Internal Control Secretariat of the Ministry of Finance. It is the central agency of the Federal Financial Administration and the Federal Accounting System. Its creation was an important measure towards the strengthening of the nation’s Public Finances.

The mission of the Brazilian National Treasury is to defend current and future taxpayers by permanently seeking a dynamic balance between revenue and disbursements, as well as transparency in public spending.

Toward this end, the following principles are upheld:

	Efficiency in domestic and external public debt management;
	Effective participation in the definition of the public sector’s borrowing policy;
	Assurance of permanent transparency in public spending; and
	Efficiency in the government’s financial assets management.