Transparência pública dos municípios da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre: uma análise a partir da Avaliação 360º da Escala Brasil Transparente

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the public transparency of municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre (RMPA) based on the 360º evaluation of the Brazil Transparent Scale. The research is classified as descriptive with a qualitative approach, whose data collection procedure is documental research. For the evaluation of active transparency, 10 (ten) questions were analyzed regarding the disclosure (through the internet) of public information of public interest, such as: the existence of an official website, information on organizational structure and units, existence of a transparency portal, information on revenues and expenses, bids and contracts, public works, information on daily rates, public servants, LAI regulations, service statistics and open data. To assess passive transparency, 7 (seven) questions were analyzed in relation to compliance with the Access to Information Law. With the data collected, it was possible to draw up a ranking of public transparency of the municipalities that make up the RMPA, in addition to identifying whether all the requirements of the EBT 360º checklist, referring to active and passive transparency, are being fulfilled or not by these municipalities. Through the general ranking of public transparency of the municipalities of the RMPA, which is the sum of the scores of active transparency and passive transparency of these municipalities, it was identified that the municipality of Dois Irmãos was in first place in the public transparency item, totaling 99.5 points, the municipality of Glorinha was in the last position with only 45.39 points. Regarding the active transparency scores, the municipalities of Dois Irmãos, Gravataí and Novo Hamburgo stood out in the first place, totaling 49.5 points each, and the municipality of Capela de Santana was in last place with 37.7 points. Regarding passive transparency scores, the municipalities of Dois Irmãos and Porto Alegre were tied for 1st place with 50 points each and the municipality of São Jerônimo had the worst score, totaling only 6 points out of a total of 50 points. Therefore, it was noticed that the municipality of Dois Irmãos is the municipality of the RMPA that most complies with public transparency, on the other hand, the municipality of Glorinha is the municipality with the worst possible score in the general ranking