# Portugal Court of Auditors reform debate > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/portugal-court-of-auditors-reform-debate > Updated: 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. A legislative debate has emerged in Portugal regarding a proposed reform of the Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Contas). The proposal seeks to change the entity’s organization and reduce the burden of prior oversight for public contracts. Filipa Urbano Calvão, president of the Court of Auditors, criticized the government’s proposal, describing the incentives to ensure public administration manages resources legally as “loose and insufficient.” She warned that changes to the prior approval process for public contracts—specifically those valued at ten million euros or more—could pose risks to public finances. In response, Deputy Minister and Minister of State Reform Gonçalo Matias defended the reform, arguing that reducing prior oversight for contracts up to 10 million euros would allow the Court to reallocate resources toward more effective concurrent and successive auditing. Matias noted that prior approval is rejected in less than 1% of cases and stated the objective is a structural reform to improve efficiency rather than an attempt to diminish the Court’s role. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-22: Gonçalo Matias defends reform of Portugal's Court of Auditors Portuguese Minister Gonçalo Matias is defending a reform to the Court of Auditors that would reduce prior oversight for public contracts under 10 million euros to improve auditing efficiency. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/gonalo-matias-defends-reform-of-portugals-court-of-auditors ### 2026-09-09: Court of Auditors President criticizes government reform proposal The President of Portugal's Court of Auditors, Filipa Urbano Calvão, warned that government proposals for the entity's reorganization offer insufficient incentives and pose risks to public finances. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/court-of-auditors-president-criticizes-government-reform-proposal --- Cite as: Portugal Court of Auditors reform debate. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/portugal-court-of-auditors-reform-debate