Interim mandate of SAI Chile as Executive Secretariat approved following resignation of SAI Mexico
On May 19, the Extraordinary Meeting of the Governing Board of the Latin American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) was held, bringing together representatives from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
The SAI of Paraguay also participated in its capacity as chair of the OLACEFS Legal Advisory Committee (CAJ).
During the meeting, the board unanimously approved the appointment of the Office of the Comptroller General of Chile as OLACEFS’s interim Executive Secretariat for the 2026–2028 term. The decision follows the resignation of Mexico’s Supreme Audit Institution from the position on May 1. The board also agreed to temporarily transfer leadership of the Commission on Information Technologies and Communication (CTIC) to SAI Argentina, until the end of the term originally assigned to the Mexican institution.
The meeting was chaired by Hugo Chudyson, head of the Department of International Relations at the TCU, representing the OLACEFS chair, currently held by the Brazilian SAI.
In a video message, the President of the TCU and chair of OLACEFS, Minister Vital do Rêgo, thanked Mexico for its leadership of the Executive Secretariat from 2023 to 2026, highlighting the work carried out by former Auditor General David Rogelio Colmenares Páramo. He also emphasized the experience of the Chilean institution, led by Comptroller General Dorothy Pérez Gutiérrez, as a key factor in ensuring continuity of the organization’s work during the transition period.
For his part, Leandro Buendía, head of International Affairs at the CGR of Chile, speaking on behalf of Comptroller General Dorothy Pérez Gutiérrez, noted that the institution appreciates the trust placed in it by the Board of Directors, acknowledged the work of the outgoing Secretariat, and highlighted the importance of an orderly transition, reaffirming its role as guarantor of the organization’s administrative and operational functioning as it moves toward ratification at the upcoming General Assembly. He also expressed his willingness to contribute to a participatory, inclusive, and public-value-oriented approach, particularly in support of audit institutions with the greatest needs, with a view to strengthening a more robust and effective OLACEFS at the service of the public.
The decision will be submitted for approval at the 35th OLACEFS General Assembly, to be held in Cali, Colombia.
Below, you can access the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors, held on May 19, 2026.
