Access to Information in Times of Pandemic:
An Analysis in Fluminense Cities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20401/rasi.7.3.499Keywords:
Fluminense cities, Bidding Waiver, Covid-19, Electronic portalsAbstract
The present study aimed to determine whether the cities in Rio de Janeiro that declared a state of public calamity as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are complying with the determinations contained in §2 of art. 4 of Law No. 13.979 / 2020 with regard to the disclosure of information on acquisitions and contracts made by bidding waiver on their official internet sites. Therefore, compliance with the legislation was verified through online consultation on the electronic portal of each of the cities in the sample, using the proposed analysis model for measurement purposes. This research is a descriptive study, carried out through a survey, with a qualitative approach and whose source of evidence is the direct observation documented through an observation protocol. In 83% of the official electronic portals of the investigated cities, information was found regarding the waiver of bidding based on the emergency situation to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The study allowed to identify the need to standardize several information, as well as the lack of advertising for emergency contracts. In general, no cities has fully complied with all the requirements determined by the legislation. It is noteworthy that the results obtained are limited to the sample of selected cities.
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