Events

The OLACEFS General Assembly constitutes the highest instance of the organization and meets annually; however, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 year will be held extraordinarily, virtually, on October 28, 2020. For more information contact the Organizing Committee by email: PresidenciaOLACEFS@contraloria.gob.pe Below, you can find the documentation for the event:


On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the LXXI Ordinary Meeting of the OLACEFS’ Board of Directors was held, the first held in a virtual way, in view of the context of the pandemic caused by Covid-19. The meeting was led by the President of the OLACEFS and Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru, Econ. Nelson […]


The Face-to-Face Meeting of the Capacity Building Committee (CCC) of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS), which was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between August 12 and 15, 2019, was attended by 30 representativas from 15 institutions and ended with positive results for the region. This meeting was organized […]


The General Assembly of OLACEFS constitutes the highest instance of the organization and meets annually, having the Court of Audit of the Republic of El Salvador as host for this year. By organizational regulations, prior to the start of an Ordinary General Assembly, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the organization is held, […]


INTOSAI COORDINATION PLATFORM MEETING Workshop: Improving Regional Executive Secretariat Capacities Through Innovation May 21 – Cape Town Document Download FILE 1. PRIORITIZATION MATRIX   FILE 2. DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEM FILE 3. CAUSE AND EFFECT DIAGRAM FILE 4. DEFINITION OF THE CHALLENGE FILE 5. 3X3X3 MATRIX FILE 6. BRAINSTORMING FILE 7. SIX THINKING HATS FILE […]


The 69th meeting of the governing board of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) will be held in the city of Lima, Peru, from April 11 – 12, 2019. The OLACEFS board is made up of the presidency, currently held by event hosts Peru; the executive secretariat, presently under the […]


Through Resolution 12/2018/AG, the XXVIII OLACEFS Ordinary General Assembly delegated to the board the power accorded in section XIII of Article 11 of the Regulations to approve the 2019 Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) and the 2019 OLACEFS budget for 2019, to be done virtually by December 2018 at the latest. Also, the issues of the […]


The OLACEFS General Assembly is the highest body of the organization and meets annually. This year it being hosted by the General Audit Office of Argentina. In accordance with internal norms, prior to the start of a General Assembly a meeting of the organization’s Governing Board is held, where administrative issues to be discussed during […]


El 18 de mayo de 2018 se realizará la LXVII Reunión del Consejo Directivo de la Organización Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (OLACEFS), en la ciudad de La Paz, Bolivia. Se reunirá el Consejo Directivo de la Organización, compuesto por la Presidencia de la OLACEFS, a cargo de la EFS de México, […]


From November 20 to 22, officials from OLACEFS member Supreme Audit Institutions took part in a training and planning workshop for the coordinated audit on border areas. The workshop was held at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. The main aim of the audit is to strengthen good governance in […]


The Seminar on Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight was held from October 23 – 25, 2017, in the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. All of all the issues addressed by the panels were linked to Sustainable Development Goals, such as strengthening the rule of law, the fight against corruption, supreme […]


OLACEFS General Assembly is the highest body of the organization and meets annually. It is being hosted this year by the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay. In accordance with internal norms, prior to the start of a General Assembly a meeting of the organization’s Governing Board is held, where administrative […]


El 26 de mayo de 2017 se realizara la LXV Reunión del Consejo Directivo de la Organización Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Entidades Fiscalizadoras Superiores (OLACEFS), en dependencias de la Auditoría Superior de la Federación de México. Se reunirá el Consejo Directivo de la Organización, compuesto por la Presidencia de la OLACEFS, a cargo de […]


Through Resolution 12/2016/AG, the XXVI OLACEFS Ordinary General Assembly delegated to the Board the power accorded in section XIII of Article 11 of the Regulations to approve the 2017 Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) and the 2017 OLACEFS Budget to December 31, 2016. Also, through Resolution 34/2016/AG, the same General Assembly instructed the OLACEFS Executive Secretariat […]


The International Seminar on “Sustainable Development Goals and Oversight” held in Santiago, Chile, on December 14, 15 and 16, came to a successful conclusion. Its aim was twofold – to serve as a platform to disseminate the UN´s 2030 Agenda and to encourage discussion on the role external control should play in implementing the goals. […]


XXVI General Assembly and LXIV Board of Directors Meeting 2016, Punta Cana OLACEFS General Assembly is the highest body of the organization and meets annually. This year it is being hosted by the Chamber of Accounts of the Dominican Republic. In accordance with internal norms, prior to the start of a General Assembly a meeting […]


On May 27 the 63rd Meeting of the Board of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) will be held at the Superior Audit Office of the Federation of Mexico. The OLACEFS Board is made up of the Presidency, currently held by event hosts Mexico; the Executive Secretariat, presently under the […]


A face-to-face meeting of the OLACEFS Capacity Building Committee (CCC) was held in Asuncion, Paraguay, on April 25 -26, 2016. The meeting was attended by the Comptroller General of the Republic of Paraguay, Roy Rodgers Canas, and Minister Augusto Sherman Cavalcanti representing the president of Brazil’s SAI, Minister Aroldo Cedraz de Oliveira. There were also representatives […]


The OLACEFS associate members meeting will take place on February 5 – 6 in Bogota, Colombia. The aim of the meeting is to develop a joint working plan for June 2016 – May 2017 between OLACEFS full members and subnational associate members.


The OLACEFS General Assembly is the organisation’s most important body, meeting ordinarily once a year in the country chosen at the previous assembly. All OLACEFS members participate in the General Assembly, along with various guests. It is traditional to hold a meeting of the organisation’s Governing Board previous to the start of the General Assembly. […]


At this important event, which has been held every three years since 2000 in Madrid, the SAIs of Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean meet to share experiences and discuss relevant topics for the institutional strengthening of both regions. Below you can find the videos with the invitation to the VIII EUROSAI-OLACEFS Conference: Invitation […]


Next April 7, the LXI Meeting of the Governing Board of the Organisation of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) will be held at the premises of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. The meeting will be attended by the component parts of the governing board, namely the […]



The aim of the workshop is to broaden the possibilities for applying the accountability principles contained within the Asuncion Declaration of 2009, and facilitate an understanding of the subject in government and legislative sectors and amongst citizens, based on the experiences, lessons learned and challenges faced by Supreme Audit Institutions, in order to create common […]


The aim of the workshop is to facilitate an exchange of experiences on results-based management in Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), focusing particularly on new trends in the field of audit and, within that context, on performance audits. The event has been organised with the support of OLACEFS and the financial backing of the Inter-American Development […]





Chile’s Application, XXIII General Assembly, Santiago, 2013


Following the success of the Global Call for Proposals 2011, a new round of the Global Call for Funding Proposals will open at the XXI INTOSAI Congress in Beijing in October 2013. This second round of the Global Call will be an opportunity for each SAI, each Regional or Subregional INTOSAI organization and each INTOSAI […]


Date Title/Description Download 2014 Minutes of the LVI Boards of Directors Meeting of OLACEFS  


The workshop on the validation of the guide or manual of regional standards and the implementation plan for regional standards for international professional certification, will be held on August 6 and 7, 2013, in the city of Mexico. The aim of the representatives of the participating SAIs is to examine these deliverables (products) and make […]


Another of OLACEFS’ constant efforts to modernize and connect with its members is to put at their disposal some documents generated throughout the joint CEPAT, CTRC and CTPC seminar which was held in Asunción, Paraguay, between July 10 and 12, 2013. We hope these documents will serve as input for the corresponding report. Adicionalmente, se […]


From July 8 to 12, 2013, in the city of Lima, Peru, a course was held on the framework for the measurement of performance of the SAI’s, SAI-PMF, in order to instruct the OLACEFS SAIs on the implementation of this tool. The course was attended by 41 professionals representing the SAIs of Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, […]








The Euro-American Conferences of Supreme Audit Institutions are a space created to reflect on and analyze issues of common interest relating to government control and to reinforce mutual assistance links between OLACEFS and EUROSAI members within INTOSAI.



Uno de los parámetros básicos para analizar la calidad de una democracia es la eficiencia de los mecanismos de rendición de cuentas y transparencia en el manejo de los recursos públicos. La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, a través de su Resolución A/RES/66/209 sobre la Promoción de la eficiencia, la rendición de cuentas, la […]