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Lei De Responsabilidade Fiscal Históricos E Desafios Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal Históricos e Desafios Entrevistas Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal José Roberto Afonso Depoimentos Gilmar Mendes Francisco Dornelles Sergio Quintella Conferências A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal e do Brasil sob uma a economia brasileira perspectiva internacional Guido Mantega Teresa Ter-Minassian, Joaquim Levy, Yoshiaki Nakano e Antonio Palocci Desafios da Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal Política econômica responsável e Paulo Hartung, Tasso Jereissati e redução do prêmio de risco Gilberto Kassab Henrique Meirelles EXPEDIENTE Publicação periódica da FGV Projetos. Os depoimentos e as conferências são de responsabilidade dos autores e não refl etem, necessariamente, a opinião da FGV. Diretor Cesar Cunha Campos Diretor Técnico Ricardo Simonsen Diretor de Controle Antônio Carlos Kfouri Aidar Vice-Diretor de Projetos Francisco Eduardo Torres de Sá Vice-Diretor de Estratégia e Mercado Sidnei Gonzalez Editor-Chefe Sidnei Gonzalez Orientação Editorial Carlos Augusto Costa Coordenadora Editorial Melina Bandeira Assessoria de produção Teresa Borges | Eduarda Moura | Maria João Pessoa Macedo Revisão e copidesque Formas Consultoria | Gabriela Costa Tradução Elitza Bachvarova | Elvyn Marshall Projeto Gráfi co Dulado Design | www.dulado.com.br Impressão Gráfi ca Nova Brasileira Tiragem 2.000 exemplares Fotos Banco de Imagem FGV Projetos | www.shutterstock.com | Rogério von Krüger Instituição de caráter técnico-científi co, educativo e fi lantrópico, criada em 20 de dezembro de 1944 como pessoa jurídica de direito privado, tem por fi nalidade atuar, de forma ampla, em todas as matérias de caráter científi co, com ênfase no campo das ciências sociais: administração, direito e economia, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento econômico-social do país. Sede Praia de Botafogo, 190, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, CEP 22250-900 ou Caixa Postal 62.591 CEP 22257-970, Tel (21) 3799-5498, www.fgv.br Primeiro Presidente Fundador Luiz Simões Lopes Presidente Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal Vice-Presidentes Sergio Quintella, Francisco Oswaldo Neves Dornelles e Marcos Cintra Cavalcante de Albuquerque Presidente Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal Vice-Presidentes Sergio Quintella, Francisco Oswaldo Neves Dornelles e Marcos Cintra Cavalcante de Albuquerque Armando Klabin, Carlos Alberto Pires de Carvalho e Albuquerque, Ernane Galvêas, José Luiz Miranda, Vogais Lindolpho de Carvalho Dias, Manoel Pio Correa Júnior, Marcílio Marques Moreira e Roberto Paulo Cezar de Andrade Antonio Monteiro de Castro Filho, Cristiano Buarque Franco Neto, Eduardo Baptista Vianna, Gilberto Suplentes Duarte Prado, Jacob Palis Júnior, José Ermírio de Moraes Neto, José Julio de Almeida Senna e Marcelo José Basílio de Souza Marinho Presidente Carlos Alberto Lenz César Protásio Vice-Presidente João Alfredo Dias Lins (Klabin Irmãos e Cia) Vogais Alexandre Koch Torres de Assis, Angélica Moreira da Silva (Federação Brasileira de Bancos), Carlos Moacyr Gomes de Almeida, Edmundo Penna Barbosa da Silva, Eduardo Hitiro Nakao (IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A), Fernando Pinheiro (Souza Cruz S.A), Heitor Chagas de Oliveira, Jacques Wagner (Estado da Bahia), Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (Gerdau S.A), Lázaro de Mello Brandão (Banco Bradesco S.A), Luiz Chor (Chozil Engenharia Ltda), Marcelo Serfaty, Marcio João de Andrade Fortes, Maurício Matos CONSELHO CURADOR CONSELHO DIRETORPeixoto, Raquel Ferreira (Publicis Brasil Comunicação Ltda), FGV PROJETOS Raul Calfat (Votorantim Participações S.A), Ronaldo Mendonça Vilela (Sindicato das Empresas de Seguros Privados, de Capitalização e de Resseguros no Estado do Rio de Janeiro e do Espírito Santo) , Sandoval Carneiro Junior (CAPES – Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) e Sérgio Ribeiro da Costa Werlang Suplentes Aldo Floris, José Luiz Marques Lino (Cia. Vale do Rio Doce), Luiz Roberto Nascimento Silva, Ney Coe de Oliveira, Nilson Teixeira (Banco de Investimentos Crédit Suisse S.A), Olavo Monteiro de Carvalho (Monteiro Aranha Participações S.A), Patrick de Larragoiti Lucas (Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros), Pedro Henrique Mariani Bittencourt (Banco BBM S.A), Rui Barreto (Café Solúvel Brasília S.A) e Sérgio Lins Andrade (Andrade Gutierrez S.A) Esta edição está disponível para download no site da FGV Projetos: www.fgv.br/fgvprojetos SUMARIO Editorial 06 Cesar Cunha Campos Entrevistas 08 Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal 16 José Roberto Afonso Depoimentos A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal: uma escolha acertada 21 Ministro Gilmar Mendes Transparência na administração pública 24 Senador Francisco Dornelles A relevância da Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal 27 Sergio Quintella Conferencias A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal e a economia brasileira 30 Ministro Guido Mantega Histórico e perspectivas sobre a Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal Ministro Nelson Jobim, Ministro Martus Tavares, 4 | 38 Deputado Pedro Novais, Ministro José Jorge e 5 Senador Alvaro Dias A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal do Brasil sob uma CADERNOS FGV PROJETOS: CADERNOS FGV PROJETOS: perspectiva internacional 61 Teresa Ter-Minassian, Joaquim Levy, Yoshiaki Nakano e Deputado Antonio Palocci Política econômica responsável e redução do prêmio de risco 80 Ministro Henrique Meirelles Desafi os da Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal LEI DE RESPONSABILIDADE FISCAL 85 Governador Paulo Hartung, Senador Tasso Jereissati e Prefeito Gilberto Kassab Pesquisa de percepção sobre a Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal 94 Carlos Augusto Costa Reproduzimos a seguir os depoimentos as conferências com os ajustes necessários para a publicação na forma escrita. EDITORIAL Editorial Cesar Cunha Campos [email protected] Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal (LRF), que Entre as autoridades políticas e especialistas em econo- completou dez anos no ano de 2010, tem se mia e direito que debateram o passado e o futuro da LRF, revelado uma importante ferramenta jurídica o Ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal, Gilmar Mendes, A para manter as fi nanças públicas brasileiras ressaltou a evolução institucional que o Brasil viveu nas em ordem. Não há dúvidas de que estamos no rumo cer- últimas duas décadas e que possibilitou um grande avan- to. Tanto a sociedade civil quanto os governantes estão ço econômico. Segundo ele, a LRF mudou a mentalidade cientes das conquistas alcançadas pela adoção dessa Lei. da sociedade e dos gestores públicos. O consenso criado em torno dela mudou a cultura do Teresa Ter-Minassian, ex-diretora do Fundo Mo- país, que hoje exige explicações, contas abertas e trans- netário Internacional (FMI), provou, ao comparar leis de parência. Entretanto, sozinha, a LRF não pode garantir responsabilidade fi scal em todo o mundo, que nós, brasi- o equilíbrio fi scal no longo prazo. Há a necessidade de leiros, estamos um passo à frente de outros países. que sejam postas em prática políticas fi scais, cambiais e Mas ainda existem problemas, e a LRF, dinâmi- monetárias que favoreçam o desenvolvimento do país e ca, exige atenção frequente e adaptação aos novos – e assegurem sua sustentabilidade. antigos – desafi os. Por sua vez, o prefeito de São Paulo, 6 A LRF abriu caminho em meio ao caos fi scal vi- Gilberto Kassab, destacou os encargos desproporcionais | 7 gente até as décadas de 80 e 90, mas ainda há uma longa cobrados pela União no parcelamento das dívidas muni- jornada pela frente. A criação do Conselho de Gestão cipais e estaduais e que podem comprometer os investi- Fiscal ainda não saiu do papel e sua implantação pode mentos públicos. Já o Ministro da Defesa, Nelson Jobim, representar um avanço institucional signifi cativo para levantou a questão da defasagem da formação jurídi- CADERNOS FGV PROJETOS: o Brasil, a partir do momento em que regularia e har- ca em relação às questões econômicas, e o professor monizaria os termos da LRF em todas as regiões e au- Yoshiaki Nakano, diretor da Escola de Economia de São tarquias. As emendas, ainda em discussão no Congresso Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (EESP/FGV), enfatizou Nacional e no Supremo Tribunal Federal, também são de a necessidade da criação de um sistema de gestão por re- extrema importância e urgência. Justamente por isso, a sultados e não apenas de cumprimento legal. O resultado Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) organizou o seminário deste evento foram as valiosas e coerentes contribuições “10 anos de Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal – Histórico que, com certeza, nos orientarão para o aperfeiçoamen- LEI DE RESPONSABILIDADE FISCAL e Desafi os”, com a participação do Instituto Brasiliense to da LRF em nosso país. de Direito Público (IDP), para contribuir com o debate e Boa leitura! discutir o futuro da Lei. ENTREVISTAS Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal FGV Projetos entrevista Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal Presidente da Fundação Getulio Vargas, foi professor da President of FGV Foundation (FGV), he was Professor at Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia (EPGE/FGV) de the School of Economics of FGV Foundation (EPGE/FGV) 1986 a 1997, diretor do FGV-Business de 1992 a 1997, from 1986 to 1997, Director of FGV-Business from 1992 to diretor-geral da EPGE de 1994 a 1997, e vice-presidente da 1997, General-Director of EPGE/FGV from 1994 to 1997, FGV de setembro de 1997 a agosto de 2000. Graduado em and Vice-President of FGV Foundation from September engenharia civil pela Escola de Engenharia da Universidade 1997 to August 2000. Graduated in Civil Engineering from Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), é mestre em economia the Engineering School of the Federal University of Rio matemática pelo Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e de Janeiro (UFRJ), has a master’s degree
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