TCU Opens Probe Into OEI-Run COP30 Contracts, Orders Hearing With Secretariat

Overview

• Minister Bruno Dantas formalized the decision on Oct. 10 to advance a preliminary inquiry and to hear the COP30 Secretariat, granting Consórcio Pronto RG the right to respond.
• The review targets an OEI-conducted tender that led to two June contracts for COP30 spaces: DMDL Ltda for the Blue Zone at about R$182.6 million and Consórcio Pronto RG for the Green Zone at about R$67.3 million.
• Lawmakers alleged information asymmetry, cross-subsidization and overpricing in subsequent resale of spaces and services, citing item markups reportedly reaching 1,000%, and questioned the consortium’s capital proof via AFAC.
• TCU’s contracting audit unit deemed the allegations legally plausible, warning that postponing pricing, revenue sharing and limits until after award could affront economicity if overprices are confirmed.
• The court declined an urgent injunction due to reverse delay risk to event organization and noted that any anticompetitive conduct would fall under CADE and consumer protection authorities.