Event Brief
Brazil audit flags US$863m paid to deceased recipients
Filed: Jul 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM ET
Summary: Brazil’s federal audit court found R$4.4 billion paid to deceased people across social programs from 2016 to Feb 2025.
WHO: Brazil’s federal audit court (TCU)
WHAT: Flagged improper government payments to deceased individuals across multiple social programs
WHEN: Jul 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM ET
WHERE: Brazil
WHY: Payments continued to deceased recipients because about 13.1 million deaths were not recorded in the civil registry system Sirc.
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