# Brazil TCU Acórdãos Keyword Monitor (`downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor`) Actor

Monitor TCU acórdãos (Tribunal de Contas da União) via official open data. Keyword search on titles/summaries with DOC/PDF links — structured JSON for legal, compliance and procurement-risk intel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/downright\_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Pedro Rosado](https://apify.com/downright_blessing) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, News
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 matching acórdãos

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Brazil TCU Acórdãos Keyword Monitor

Search a keyword slice of official **TCU** **acórdãos** from Brazil’s open-data webservice. Get decision titles, rapporteurs, session dates, summaries and links to original DOC/PDF documents — structured **open data Brazil** for compliance, legal intel and procurement risk.

The Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) publishes rulings via `dados-abertos.apps.tcu.gov.br`. The public API is offset-based (`inicio` / `quantidade`) and does not accept keyword filters server-side, so this Actor fetches a bounded slice and matches keywords locally in `titulo` / `sumario`.

**Store:** [brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor)

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### What it does

1. Calls the official TCU open-data acórdão webservice for a bounded batch (`startOffset` + `pageSize`).
2. Filters locally by keywords, optional year (`anoAcordao`) and colegiado (panel).
3. Writes Dataset rows with document URLs (`urlArquivo`, `urlArquivoPDF`, `urlAcordao`).

No login, browser or HTML scraping.

### Who it's for

- Legal / compliance teams tracking TCU decisions on procurement and public spend
- Bid desks watching rulings that affect clients or competitors
- Researchers and agents needing **TCU acórdãos** as JSON

### Input summary

| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | yes | Match ANY term in title or summary (empty list keeps all fetched rows) |
| `startOffset` | no | API index (`inicio`); `0` = newest available slice |
| `pageSize` | no | Records requested per call (default 50, max 100) |
| `maxItems` | no | Hard Dataset cap after filtering (default 100) |
| `year` | no | Exact `anoAcordao` filter |
| `colegiado` | no | Case-insensitive panel filter (e.g. `Plenário`) |

### Output fields

One Dataset row per matching acórdão:

`source`, `key`, `tipo`, `titulo`, `numeroAcordao`, `anoAcordao`, `colegiado`, `dataSessao`, `relator`, `situacao`, `sumario`, `urlArquivo`, `urlArquivoPDF`, `urlAcordao`, `scrapedAt`.

### Pricing

**Pay-per-event** is already set (Actor start + matching result rows). Cap `pageSize` / `maxItems` for predictable runs. See the Store pricing panel for current prices.

### Quick start (Apify Console)

1. Open [brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor) → **Start**.
2. Set `keywords` (e.g. `["licitação", "pregão"]`).
3. Optionally set `year` / `colegiado`; keep a modest `pageSize`.
4. Run → open Dataset for JSON/CSV and follow `urlAcordao` / PDF links.

```json
{
  "keywords": ["licitação", "pregão"],
  "startOffset": 0,
  "pageSize": 50,
  "maxItems": 100,
  "year": 2026
}
```

### Related Actors

- [Brazil PNCP Public Tenders Monitor](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-pncp-tenders-monitor)
- [Brazil PNCP Awarded Contracts](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-pncp-awarded-contracts)
- [Brazil CEIS/CNEP Sanctions Delta](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-ceis-cnep-sanctions-delta)
- [Brazil NCM / TIPI Lookup](https://apify.com/downright_blessing/brazil-ncm-tipi-lookup)

### Legal / data source

Official TCU **dados abertos** webservice. Public open data; no credentials. Respect service limits. Keyword matching is local to the fetched slice — widen `pageSize` / offset walks if you need broader coverage.

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### Português (resumo)

Monitora **acórdãos do TCU** via webservice oficial de dados abertos. Busca uma fatia (`inicio`/`quantidade`) e filtra localmente por palavras-chave em título/sumário, ano e colegiado. Entrega links DOC/PDF. **Pay-per-event** na Store.

# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Match ANY term in TCU title or summary; empty returns all fetched records.

## `startOffset` (type: `integer`):

Public TCU API index. Use 0 for newest available slice.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Number requested from the official TCU webservice per call.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard dataset row cap after keyword filtering.

## `year` (type: `integer`):

Optional local exact year filter.

## `colegiado` (type: `string`):

Optional local case-insensitive filter, e.g. Plenário.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [],
  "startOffset": 0,
  "pageSize": 50,
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,downright_blessing/brazil-tcu-acordaos-keyword-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nmDvofn72AwsnMUbf/builds/BoSstZWJ2lDvt9v9w/openapi.json