Sinalização de política monetária e movimentos na estrutura a termo da taxa de juros no Brasil

O objetivo deste artigo é examinar como as decisões de taxa de juros básica no Brasil (um forte mecanismo de sinalização em política monetária) afetam a estrutura a termo da curva de juros. Diferentemente de outros trabalhos sobre o caso brasileiro, este avalia a evolução da previsibilidade das decisões de política monetária após a introdução do regime de metas de inflação e, também, compara esta evolução com outros países. A metodologia utilizada é um estudo de eventos em 2 períodos distintos: entre jan/2000 e ago/2003, após a introdução do regime de metas de inflação, e entre set/2003 e jul/2008, quando o regime de metas atinge certa maturidade. Os resultados indicam que: 1) os efeitos surpresa na curva de juros estão menores; 2) o poder explicativo das ações de política monetária aumentou; 3) o mercado tem efetuado o ajuste das expectativas de decisão sobre a taxa de juros com antecedência de 3 dias; 4) a previsibilidade e transparência das decisões de política monetária no Brasil aumentaram e estão próximas daquelas observadas nos EUA e Alemanha e superiores ao caso italiano e britânico.

O orçamento como instrumento de planejamento, execução e controle: estudo de caso do plano diretor da Marinha do Brasil

O objetivo deste estudo é verificar o Plano Diretor, instrumento de planejamento, execução e controle das ações desenvolvidas pela Marinha do Brasil, está adequado à ambiência vislumbrada para o século XXI. De forma sistêmica, é construído o referencial teórico sobre assuntos pertinentes ao problema a ser investigado, tais como Teoria da decisão, Teoria orçamentária, gestão estratégica e modelos teóricos de sistemas de planejamento e controle. O resultado da análise das características do sistema e do processo do Plano Diretor indica haver pontos passíveis de serem aperfeiçoados. Ao final, é oferecido um resumo de sugestões de medidas para tornar o Plano Diretor um instrumento up-to-date de gestão orçamentária.

Administração pública federal: propostas para o fortalecimento do controle sobre os atos praticados e o respectivo combate à corrupção

The characteristics of the Brazilian historic context, under which the predominant social relations have developed, have led to a process of income concentration and to the political power of the dominant classes. The slavery abolishment hasn't guaranteed the people the rights secured to privileged citizens in general. Such practices were observed during historic process as the low level literacy shown by the census of 1920, the political domination of oligarchies and the military coup, all as determining factors in process of political power concentration. The social indicators and the corruption are extremely unfavorable to our country, but we wonder if that happens only in underdeveloped societies. It is possible that even the American society, even the most developed societies, under the democratic capitalism, can suffer negative consequences of some corruption in the capitalism system. Our observations have led to the perception that all democratic society must be regulated by the State in order to preserve the stability of the system. It has also been observed that it is necessary more effective popular participation in order to neutralize economic groups¿ pressure. It has also become evident the necessity of reduction of commissioned office in the federal public administration. And, finally, it is fundamental to propose an amendment to the construction that allows the Public Ministry to have access to any bank, fiscal or telephonic information of anyone that is in office: It should be called "The Law of Moral Transparency". Those proposals will only be possible if there is massive popular participation and we hope that they express our people¿s will in order to appose to those who act only to obtain private benefits.

Obtenção de crescente eficiência e eficácia no fluxo de informações entre a Caixa e os órgãos governamentais na área de fomento - habitação e saneamento - do setor público e com aplicação de recursos do FGTS

o objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar o Fluxo de Informações entre a CAIXA e os outros órgãos do Governo, na área de Fomento - Habitação e Saneamento, do Setor Público e com aplicação dos recursos do FGTS, e propor soluções que visem melhorar sua eficiência e eficácia, procurando dar maior transparência ao processo. Na realização do trabalho, foram selecionadas para análise as seguintes categorias: Capacidade de Pessoal, Sistema de Informação, Estrutura Organizacional e a questão Habitacional. A análise dos dados tomou possível propor o desenvolvimento de um sistema, que através de um modelo descentralizado, permita o tratamento das informações de forma mais eficiente e eficaz.

Em busca da autonomia operacional do Banco Central do Brasil como instrumento de estabilização da moeda

Os Bancos Centrais têm, como função principal, zelar pela moeda, de modo a assegurar a estabilidade financeira de seus países. A partir de tal premissa, buscaremos demonstrar que o Banco Central do Brasil necessita de autonomia operacional, a ser regulamentada em lei, a fim de cumprir com sua missão, que é de natureza essencialmente técnica. Em que pese o fato de questão de se implementar, no Brasil, um Banco Central dotado de autonomia não ser consensual, buscaremos demonstrar as vantagens deste modelo, como fator de obtenção de estabilidade monetária. No Brasil, o Banco Central (BACEN), além de arcar com uma enorme gama de atribuições, encontra-se sujeito a pressões governamentais, em face de projetos de curto prazo, não necessariamente compatíveis com a tarefa de estabilização monetária, que pode requerer uma atuação de longo prazo. A autonomia desejada para o BACEN não significa que ele venha a se tomar independente, pelo contrário, uma vez que ele terá que assumir a responsabilidade de atingir metas pré-determinadas pelo Governo, obrigando-se a prestar contas de sua atuação à sociedade, de modo transparente. Para tanto, é preciso que ele seja dotado de autonomia administrativa, orçamentária e operacional, dentro de limites estabelecidos por lei. Ao destacarmos a autonomia do BACEN, trazemos a tona um fator pertinente à questão que é inflação. Trata-se de um processo que corrói a economia, e, quando se toma crônica, 111 como vinha ocorrendo no Brasil até os anos 90, leva à instabilidade e dificulta um planejamento de longo prazo. A necessidade de se controlar a inflação, em muitos países, levou-os a adotar uma política monetária com metas inflacionárias - Inflatíon Targeting. Os países que adotaram o regime de metas inflacionárias conferiram autonomia aos seus Bancos Centrais, pois tanto mais autonomia, tanto mais credibilidade. Desta forma, países como o Chile, a Nova Zelândia, a Alemanha e os demais países que compõem a União Europeia lograram controlar a inflação. Para que o BACEN cumpra com o que lhe compete, exercendo eficientemente o seu papel, é curial, portanto, que seja dotado de autonomia orçamentária, administrativa e operacional, devendo ser regulamentado o art. 192 da Constituição Federal, através de Lei Complementar. Uma vez assegurada legalmente a autonomia de que o Banco Central do Brasil necessita, ter-se-á um meio valioso de controle da inflação, assegurando a estabilidade da moeda e permitindo que o desenvolvimento seja implementado no prazo adequado, permitindo um planejamento estratégico de longo prazo para o país.

Como o marketing verde interfere na imagem da marca da indústria de celulose: o estudo de caso da aracruz celulose

The purpose of this work, is to analyze the principles underlying the pulp and paper industry, here portrayed by Aracruz Celulose S A, in the marketing standpoint, as far as it concerns being in harmony with nature and adapting its relations with the stakeholders, notably regarding the community of the State of Espírito Santo. As they form, indeed, part of the same discussion, the goal is to proceed with a detailed examination of the major aspects and conditions involved, based in its corporate communications, leading to the construction of a positive corporate brand. The results found throughout this study show that despite Aracruz and the communities¿ different goals, they converge regarding their interests towards the best practices in social and environmental practices, and a more objective communication. Industry and community can work together for a same benefit: the best relations of man towards Nature, and of man towards man. The examples here stated will endorse our perception as well as serve to evaluate the results of the measures adopted in this relationship. It could be verified how internal and external aspects of the organization influence the company¿s reputation, leading to important changes in attitude and in the production process. Pressures from stakeholders have contributed largely in helping Aracruz become more conscious of the important role it plays in the social-environmental universe of the State of Espírito Santo. The assessment of leading the process of communications within in-depth transparency have signaled that, despite a closer approach with its stakeholders, Aracruz still needs to fulfill an existing gap: an excellent rapport between the company and the communities where it influences still needs to be pursued, especially regarding communicating its activities.

A sustentabilidade fiscal de um plano de carreiras no setor público: o caso do Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

With the consolidation of democracy, the society being more aware of their rights as citizens, demands from the public administration services of more quality as well as efficiency and transparency when it comes to what is being done with the money of the tax payer. In order to have that, the public administration needs competent, highly-motivated and well-qualified civil servants. In this project, we describe the importance of a career plan motivating the civil servants, especially those who work for the Court of Accounts of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Based on the Law of Fiscal Responsibility and on the legal rules, we¿ve measured the sustainability of TCE-RJ plan, based in another project developed by the Fundação Getulio Vargas for a federal administrative body. Having evaluated the sustainability of the plan, we offer the administration of TCE-RJ a study which is able to signal for moments of the cut on costs as well as those of the revenue available for investments which are destined for the capacitation of their civil servants, always complying with the legal rules.

Regulação estatal do setor nuclear: estudo comparativo dos modelos da Argentina e do Brasil

Este estudo apresenta uma análise comparativa dos modelos de regulação dos setores nucleares da Argentina - a cargo da Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear (ARN), e do Brasil- sob a responsabilidade da Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), que procura identificar, por meio de critérios de análise selecionados a partir do referencial teórico, qual modelo é o mais adequado objetivando o uso seguro da energia nuclear. O Capítulo I apresenta uma breve descrição dos modelos de regulação dos setores nucleares do Brasil e da Argentina, bem como os objetivos, a delimitação do estudo e a relevância da pesquisa. O referencial teórico, Capítulo 2, contém tópicos sobre a reforma do Estado, os tipos de regulação, a regulação no Brasil e as características do setor nuclear internacional e brasileiro. A seguir, foram selecionados critérios de análise que correspondem às características das agências reguladoras brasileiras criadas para outros setores da economia, no bojo da reforma de Estado implementada no Brasil a partir de meados dos anos 90. Posteriormente, estes critérios de análise foram utilizados como parâmetros de comparação entre os modelos de regulação dos setores nucleares da Argentina e do Brasil. A metodologia de pesquisa é descrita no Capítulo 3, definindo-se o tipo de pesquisa, o universo e a amostra, a forma de coleta e tratamento dos dados e as limitações do método empregado. No Capítulo 4 é descrito o modelo de regulação do setor nuclear argentino, apresentando-se também um breve histórico sobre a criação da ARN. O Capítulo 5 apresenta a descrição do modelo de regulação do setor nuclear brasileiro, os estudos e recomendações existentes sobre a regulação do setor e os resultados da pesquisa empírica realizada junto aos servidores da CNEN. Com base na análise comparativa, Capítulo 6, pode-se concluir, Capítulo 7, que a estrutura regulatória e fiscalizadora do setor nuclear argentino, sob responsabilidade da ARN, mostra-se mais adequada no que tange ao uso seguro da energia nuclear, do que o modelo adotado no Brasil pela CNEN, pois incorpora os critérios de independência funcional, institucional e financeira, definição de competências, excelência técnica e transparência, necessários ao desempenho de suas funções de forma autônoma, ética, isenta e ágil.

Avaliação de empresas por fluxo de caixa descontado: o impacto dos ativos intangíveis no valor da empresa

Ao mesmo tempo que os ativos intangíveis têm sido amplamente discutidos e apresentados como condutores de sucesso, ainda são poucas as reflexões sobre a influência destes ativos no valor das empresas. Este trabalho surge portanto com o objetivo de identificar uma maneira de se contemplar os ativos intangíveis no valor de uma empresa, quando a mesma é avaliada pelo método de Fluxo de Caixa Descontado. A partir desta metodologia foram analisadas como os intangíveis marca, reputação, redes e alianças estratégicas, tecnologias e processos, capital humano, capital intelectual, inovação, adaptabilidade, cultura organizacional, liderança, responsabilidade socioambiental, e comunicação e transparência podem impactar o valor da empresa, e como eles relacionam-se entre si.

Institucionalização de práticas participativas na administração pública: caminho para democratização do poder local

This dissertation discuss the institutionalization of citizen participation in local political administration and the democratization of this administration. We take as the object of our study Niterói OP" (sharing? budget). We study the citizens projects and its implementation., focusing our attention on personal conflicts and power disputs. Our work is based on the following concepts: democracy, descentralization, citizenship, local political power and social? capital?. We verify the different procedures used by Niterói "OP" coordination in order to integrate the citizens in this process. The main concern of our work is the degree of citizen participation in local political power, therefore, we shall not discuss in details the budget itself."

Avaliação do estágio de desenvolvimento da responsabilidade social no Banco Central do Brasil

This study examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) theme in Central Bank of Brazil (Bacen). The CSR movement is growing worldwide and it is related to values such as sustainability, ethics and transparency to the stakeholders. The study was performed in two parts. The first part consists of a bibliography research on the origins, the concept and the practice relating to CSR in the contemporary organizational environment. In the second part - field research - the Central Bank's Board of Directors and representatives of Ibase and Ethos Institute were interviewed and the content analysis method - a qualitative research method - was used in the interpretation of information obtained. The analysis of the interviews shows that the Board is receptive to the CSR development and that they consider the accomplishment of Central Bank's institutional mission fundamental in this process. The participation of the Bank's personnel and the incorporation of the CSR principles into the day-to-day practice are also considered necessary. Finally, one hundred indicators - based on the Ethos CSR Indicators - are proposed to evaluate the stage of development of social responsibility in Bacen on the following subjects: Values, Transparency and Governance; Internal Public; Natural Environment, Suppliers and Society. In summary, this study aims to contribute to the improvement of the knowledge of corporate social responsibility and the best practices in the public sector, particularly in Central Bank of Brazil.

Controle social exercido através da denúncia no âmbito do TCE-RJ

The crisis that affected the capitalist states during the last decade of the 20th century, put an end to the period of greatest expansion of the state, demanding alterations that brought, especially in economic terms, the ideals of the liberal state. The main goal of these changes was to optimize the administration of the public service by introducing into it more efficiency, transparency, and morality because the state had shown to be incapable of attending the demands of the society and its way of doing was inefficient and did not reach out to the public interest. In Brazil, like in other part of the world, recent scandals of corruption and misuse of public funds put in doubt the efficiency of the financial control system. Like any other political system Brazil has a complex set of external and internal control, institutions that work to prevent misuse of public funds and identify responsibilities if bad use occurred. All these elements highlight the mechanisms of control of the public administration, which came to be seen as essential instruments for the improvement of the management of the public resources, targeting the collective interest. Therefore, along with the traditional mechanisms of power suppression, such as the system of checks and balances, social control arises. This, when used together with the monitoring exercised by public inspection agencies, is defined as horizontal accountability activated by civil society, in which citizens and institutions gather efforts in order to promote a more effective charge of responsibility from public agents and politicians in case of misconducts. This study aimed to identify the opportunities and limitations of social control exercised by the complaint under the TCE-RJ. The results point to the need to develop measures to guarantee the anonymity of denouncers, to simplify the forms of access the TCE-RJ and to improve information spread to the citizen.

Metodologia de custeio baseado em atividades implementada no Banco Central do Brasil: uma análise de seus desdobramentos

In the last years, there has been a strong tendency of transferring typical business management concepts and practices to the public administration, such as: efficiency, efficacy, effectiveness, economy, operational excellence, results and transparency. The limited offer of resources, as well as the growing demand for accountability, justifies that movement. In order to put the aforementioned concepts into operation, the public administration uses some mechanisms, among them cost management. This dissertation focuses on the use of cost management systems, based on an activity-based costing (ABC) method, by Brazilian public entities. The present analysis is conducted from the ABC system implemented in the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) - an indirect public administration autarchy - the main goal of this study is to examine its outcomes since the implementation of the system. The investigation went through three main questions: if the system is being used, if it is fulfilling the objectives sought and, finally, if it is providing the expected benefits. Semi-structured interviews were made with members of the institution; and, according to the assumptions and tools tailored for this study, the collected data were analysed qualitatively. Evidences indicate that information, when not manipulated in a systematic way, hinder not only the incorporation of the cost system to the routine, but also the achievement of the goals and benefits aimed with such implementation.

A Evolução e Consolidação das Práticas de Governança Corporativa no Banco do Brasil S.A. entre 1996 e 2006

The purpose of this dissertation is to identify the main historical and institutional facts that have led to the present corporate governance policy adopted by Banco do Brasil S.A. (BB). The good practices of corporate governance aim to increase corporate value and facilitate the funding of capital and contribute to company¿s duration over the time. Besides, ensure to the shareholders some governance principles such as disclosure", "compliance", "accountability", "fairness" and ¿corporate responsability¿ By the time BB has been shown its concern about disclosure especially for its close relationship with principal shareholder. ¿ the Brazilian Government, other equity partners and the Brazilian society. Banco do Brasil was founded in 1808 by the Portuguese emperor Dom João VI and today is the oldest bank operating in the local market. BB also was the first company listed on Brazilian stock exchange since 1906. In 1996, after some net losses, the Brazilian Government raised the bank¿s authorized capital in R$ 8 billion. This fact established the first attempts to develop bank¿s corporate governance through the years. Banco do Brasil currently has more than 24.4 million customers, served by a network of 15,113 points of service with R$ 296.4 billion in total assets2. The purpose of this work is to demonstrate the principal measures adopted by Banco do Brasil to reach the top level of corporate governance in the Brazilian stock exchange ¿ the New Market of Bovespa. This top position was reached in June 2006. Banco do Brasil was the first state owned company to reach this level of governance in Brazil. This dissertation was based on Yin's taxonomy methodology as a single case study. This research has used documents and file records as sources of evidence, including longitudinally research to demonstrate the evolution facts through time."

Contabilidade governamental brasileira no contexto da convergência aos padrões internacionais

With the globalization of the economy and the growing participation of several world investors in financial markets, combining the political, economical and social differences of each country, the varying Accounting Statements based on principles, standards, procedures or idiosyncratic accounting patterns become inadequate to provide comprehensible and useful financial information to the users at international level. Considering a country¿s conditions, peculiarities and the stage of development, the need to promote the convergence of the effective accounting practices in the public sector with the emerging international accounting standards is imperative as the public entities endeavor to provide transparent and comparable accounting information that can be understood by financial analysts, investors, auditors and other users, independent of their origin and location. Consequently, the objective of this research was described through the following questions: Which are the main differences between the international and local accounting norms applicable to the public sector in Brazil? Which are the main differences between the applicable international accounting norms and the practices adopted by the Brazilian public sector? And, which are the main differences between the practices adopted by the entities of the Brazilian public sector and the practices adopted by entities of the public sector of countries that formally follow the international accounting norms? The methodology adopted in this research was the one of comparative analysis between standards and practices. To provide a basis for the comparative analysis, the Brazilian standards were used for the public sector and the international standards were identified by consulting with the main international accounting committees. In the comparative analyses of norms adopted in national accounting statements the financial accounting statements of the Municipal districts of Rio de Janeiro and of São Paulo were used, and compared with the international accounting statements of New Zealand. The results of these comparative analyses provide important conclusions about the convergence and harmonization processes in accounting norms and practices for the public sector mainly as they demonstrate some of the conflicts among the recent efforts to base and harmonize accounting practices in the near future, but today significant differences remain between the norms and practices. It was also noticed that, in practice, the divergence in Brazilian accounting practices from the international standards are accentuated by the recognition of the registrations of the budgetary execution in the patrimonial accounting; and, the comparison with the practices adopted by New Zealand demonstrated that the foreign country¿s advances towards harmonizing its standards to the international norms and practices in such an important way that New Zealand independently overcomes the minimum exigencies of harmonization, which in practice, is more complete than the practices currently adopted in Brazil.