LAW 8,429/92 AND ITS ROLE IN PUBLIC SERVICE MORALITY

Abstract

This article addresses the changes in Law 8,429/92 - Law on Administrative Misconduct brought about by Law No. 14,230/2021 with the general objective of understanding whether the new law on administrative misconduct brought beneficial or harmful changes to the Public Administration and as specific objectives to analyze Law 8,112/90 and understand what a public agent is, examine the conduct of administrative misconduct in Law 8,429/92 and assess whether or not the changes in the Law on Administrative Misconduct contributed to preventing the practice of acts of misconduct. The research was carried out through a qualitative bibliographic review, in which the literature search was carried out by consulting bibliographic sources, including doctrine and recent scientific articles, as well as by analyzing the text of the current legislation (Law No. 8,429/1992 and its amendments by Law No. 14,230/2021). At the end of the work, it was possible to conclude that, although the changes brought some benefits, by making it more difficult to hold people accountable for acts of administrative misconduct, they ended up harming the Public Administration in many aspects.