This office was created under law No.

15 of February 28, 2017, as amended (law No.

203 of August 5, 2018) with the purpose of strengthening the mechanisms of prevention, control, investigation and audit of government management; perform audits and consultancies in government entities aimed at achieving optimal levels of economy, efficiency and effectiveness of their administrative systems and risk management, control and direction; achieve, with a greater degree of possible security, reliable information; and encourage compliance with applicable laws, regulations and norms.

15-2017, as amended, the Office of the Inspector General will have access to information and documents related to the budget of all government entities.

The OIG will not have jurisdiction over the Legislative and Judicial branches and will not be able to intervene with the following entities.