In an article published in Migalhas, our lawyers Ana Luiza Moerbeck and Daniella Felix Teixeira comment on a decision by the TCU which held that repeated diligence by a public body does not interrupt the statute of limitations, reinforcing the need for effective acts in the process.
The judgment took place on April 30, 2025, when the Plenary of the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU) presented, by means of ruling 965/2025, a unique understanding regarding the institute of the interlocutory statute of limitations within the scope of the Accounting Procedure (TC) 017.695/2014-7, under the reporting of Minister Weder de Oliveira.
According to the plaintiffs, the TC sought to investigate alleged irregularities committed in a bidding procedure carried out for the purchase of electric trains by the company Trensurb. It originated from a representation made in June 2014 by the then public prosecutor in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, alleging that the competitive nature of the bidding process had been thwarted due to adjustments and other illicit arrangements by the companies that were part of the winning consortium.
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