The document discusses the Observatorio Social de São José (OSSJ), a non-governmental organization in Brazil that works to promote transparency and social control of public spending. It states that corruption costs the Brazilian economy around 100 billion reals per year. OSSJ has volunteers monitoring spending in 80 cities, and aims to empower citizens to oversee the application of public funds and institutional actions. As an independent non-profit, it does not receive public funding and relies on donations.

1. About us
Corruption is pricey to Brazilians.
This fact, which at first seems
obvious, was confirmed by a study
of the Federation Industries of São
Paulo (FIESP): about 3% of GDP is
diverted and sidetracked from the
public treasury, which represents
around R$ 100 billion a year.
So, in a general picture, million
reais have been saved in public
coffers from the 80 Brazilian cities
where the Observatories are pres-
ent and currently, more than thou-
sand volunteers from various fields
and professions, are part of them.
In conclusion, the Observatorio
Social de São José (OSSJ), is a
non- govermental and non-profit
entity, declared as Municipal and
State Public Utility, which develops
social control actions of public
expenditure of the Municipal Gov-
ernment of the city of São José.
Objectives
Interact and
follow up
institutional
actions.Supervise
directly the
application
of public
funds.
Encourage society
to fully exercise
their citizenship,
through social
control.
Do you like our work?
Help us grow!
In order to warranty 100% transparency on
our daily basis, the Observatorio Social de
São José is an independent NGO that does
not have any kind of connection with any
political party nor receives public founds.
That is why we highly appreciate donations,
that will help us maximize our activities.
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Our work benefits directly
the São José comunity
and sets an example
for other cities.
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