March 28 – SIGA Latin America has signed what it says is a landmark Technical Cooperation Agreement with Brazil’s Office of the Comptroller General (Controladoria-Geral da União – CGU) the highest federal authority responsible for promoting transparency, auditing public accounts, enforcing internal control mechanisms, and combating corruption across Brazil.
Through this agreement, SIGA Latin America and the CGU will establish a platform for technical cooperation, focusing on the development and dissemination of policies, regulatory tools, and joint initiatives that promote private sector integrity, transparency, accountability, and sustainability in Sport.
The agreement was signed at the headquarters of OECD in Paris, France, by Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, global CEO of SIGA and chairman and CEO of SIGA Latin America, and Vinícius Marques de Carvalho, Brazil’s Minister of State for the Comptroller General’s Office.
“This agreement symbolises more than the consecration of mutual recognition between our organisations; it represents a decisive and proactive evolution towards eliminating corruption and other crimes from the face of Sport and wider industry,” said Macedo de Medeiros.
“The signing of this agreement, occurring quite aptly at the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, renews our full commitment to work together to ensure that Sport is governed and operates in accordance with the highest integrity standards, free from corruption, money laundering, tax evasion, and other deep-rooted and widespread global threats.”
SIGA said key areas of cooperation include:
- Development of guidelines, manuals, and educational content for the sports industry;
- Joint organisation of thought leadership events, as well as training and capacity-building activities;
- Sharing of experiences and technologies that can help promote corporate compliance, transparency, and the fight against corruption in Sport;
- Mutual exchange of technical expertise and best practice; and
- Strategic engagement with the private sector to encourage adherence to and compliance with integrity and anti-corruption frameworks.
Vinicius Marques de Carvalho, Brazil’s Minister of State for the Comptroller General’s Office, added: “We believe this partnership will foster the adoption of transparency and integrity measures in the field of sports, through concrete actions between the institutions, to support stakeholders in the sector, as well as companies and organizations engaged in this cause.”
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