THE ADMINISTRATIVE DELAY IN THE PROMOTION OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND THE JUDICIALIZATION OF FUNCTIONAL PROGRESSIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BUDGET AND THE WRITS

Abstract

The present study analyzes the administrative delay in the promotion and progression of public servants and its legal and budgetary consequences within the scope of the writ regime. The research, with a qualitative approach and descriptive-analytical character, was based on a bibliographic and documentary review, contemplating doctrinal works, legislation, institutional manuals and reports from public agencies. It was found that the state's omission in the timely processing of progressions generates an accumulation of liabilities, intensifies judicialization and increases the volume of writs, compromising fiscal predictability and administrative efficiency. It was also found that the lack of integration between people management, the legal sector and the budgetary area, combined with the absence of preventive controls and accountability mechanisms, perpetuates institutional inertia and violates constitutional principles such as legality, morality and efficiency. In addition to the direct financial impacts, an "invisible cost" was identified associated with the demotivation of civil servants, loss of human capital and reduction in the quality of public services. The study demonstrates that overcoming administrative delays requires structural reforms, progressive implementation of public compliance systems, automation of internal flows, procedural standardization, and strengthening of governance, in order to ensure the effectiveness of functional rights and fiscal sustainability.