O nível de compreensão da sociedade sobre o tribunal de contas dos Municípios do Estado de Goiás.

Abstract

This study aims to understand how society perceives the activities of the Court of Accounts of the Municipalities of the State of Goiás (TCM-GO) identifying what hinders the comprehension of the agency's functions and how this affects participation and demands for transparency in public management. It seeks to explain the role of TCM-GO, analyze how technical language may distance citizens, compare understanding across generations, and expand the literature on citizenship and social control. The methodology consisted of exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory research, with a quality and quantitative approach, using an electronic questionnaire via Google forms applied to 66 participants, with 2 of them being from outside of the state of Goiás, divided among Baby Boomer, X, Y/Millenials, and Z generations. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and content analysis according to Bardin (2016). The results revealed that nearly half of the respondents had heard of TCM-GO but we're unaware of its functions, with main barriers such as lack of dissemination and complex technical language. However, the majority considers transparency very important and believes that greater knowledge would increase participation in social control, evidencing a gap between citizen interests and effective communication.