Minister Augusto Nardes, of ), will retire early from the court this year, opening a vacancy in the court of accounts of free choice of .
The information was and confirmed by Sheet. Nardes communicated the decision this Thursday (11) to the president of the TCU, minister Vital do Rêgo, through a letter, indicating that his departure should take place on December 10th.
Nardes is one of three TCU ministers from the Chamber of Deputies, alongside Jhonatan de Jesus and . He would only leave the court in October 2027, when he would turn 75 years old.
Nardes’ early departure will start a new race for a seat at TCU and could influence the dispute for the presidency of the Chamber from January 2027.
In April, for the seat of former minister Aroldo Cedraz, Elmar Nascimento (União Brasil-BA), who received 96 votes in the plenary, competed against him, the nominee of the PSDB/Cidadania federation, Danilo Forte (PP-CE), who had 27 votes, Hugo Leal (PSD-RJ), who received 20 votes, and Gilson Daniel (Podemos-ES), with the support of 6 deputies.
Cunha’s election took place within the scope of a political agreement signed during the election for the presidency of the Chamber in 2025. In his election, Odair Cunha had support from the government base, having in his alliance PT, PC do B, PV, PSB, PDT, PSOL and Rede, in addition to a wing of the centrão, such as the MDB, part of the PP and that of the president, (PB).
In addition to Nardes, the minister for the private sector, as shown in Sheet in May.
In this case, as he is occupying one of the vacancies allocated to the Senate, the most popular candidate is the former president of the House (PSB-MG), who was passed over by President Lula (PT) in the race for the (Supreme Federal Court), when he nominated Jorge Messias — by the senators.
When contacted, Augusto Nardes’ advisors limited themselves to saying that the minister wishes to retire early from the court, but did not confirm the date.
The TCU’s function is to help Congress monitor and supervise Brazil’s budgetary and financial execution, exercising external control of the federal government.
According to the court’s website, the institution is responsible for the accounting, financial, budgetary, operational and patrimonial supervision of public bodies and entities in the country regarding legality, legitimacy and economicity.
