Uma breve reflexão sobre a ética profissional no processo de compras públicas em um município no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This study addressed how, from a professional ethical point of view, the purchasing processes in a municipality in the State of Rio Grande were characterized, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the main objective of raising awareness among Public Servants of a Municipality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul the great importance of the application of the Code of Professional Ethics by each server, always with great relevance and appreciation to every citizen. The case study was used in the research development. Data collection was carried out through the application of interviews with public servants, involved with the process of purchasing hospital supplies during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviewees were intentionally selected, observing their relationship with the studied phenomenon, having as results obtained the lack of knowledge of professional ethics on the part of the service executors and, in contrast, the administration was positive in applying professional ethics and found how sometimes an obstacle is the large number of civil servants to ensure that each civil servant is engaged and understands what is important in public administration and its full application.