Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
desvio de recurso público
English translation:
misappropriation of public funds
Added to glossary by
Bett
Oct 3, 2023 17:30
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Portuguese term
Brazil
Localization,translation&interpretation
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
desvio de recurso público
Portuguese to English
Other
Finance (general)
Dentre os crimes investigados, o réu está sendo investigado por desvio de recurso público.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | misappropriation of public funds |
Bett
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| 3 +2 | embezzlement of public money. |
Marcia Gascon
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| 5 | embezzlement of public funds |
Eliano Santos
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| 4 | diversion of public funds |
Oliver Simões
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Change log
Oct 3, 2023 18:44: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"
Oct 13, 2023 20:44: Bett Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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misappropriation of public funds
suggestion :)
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Adrian MM.
: already in the ProZ glossaries: https://www2.proz.com/kudoz/portuguese-to-english/law-genera...
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thank you! and also for the link!
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Eliano Santos
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thank you!
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Seth Phillips
: Diversion of Public Funds is another one that can work too
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humm interesting, thank you .
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Mario Freitas
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Steven Capsuto
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Nick Taylor
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Erlinda Kofazu
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
7 mins
Marcia Gascon
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
High Quality and Dependable Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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8
embezzlement of public money.
http://encyclopedia.uia.org/en/problem/misappropriation-publ...
Acho que é do português para o inglês
Acho que é do português para o inglês
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Adrian MM.
: aka the tort or crime of mis- or malfeasance and not worth yet another ProZ glossary entry: https://www2.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/2122003-desv...
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Diego Martins
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Eliano Santos
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
"Language Pro: Expert Translator"
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese
embezzlement of public funds
ou " Misappropriation of public funds"
1 day 19 hrs
Oliver Simões
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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diversion of public funds
"Diversion of public funds" includes both "embezzlement" and " misappropriation". Check this out:
"This section is concerned with offences involving the diversion of public funds by officeholders from their public purpose to someone’s personal interests. In particular, this category includes embezzlement and misappropriation as two core offences that have been addressed in the PPFA." (emphasis added) https://ebrary.net/142222/political_science/diversion_public...
The term "diversion of public funds" occurs four times in an "amicus curiae" filed with the US Supreme Court:
"PFPS is a collaboration of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Education Law Center, and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, who have participated as Amici Curiae or as counsel in cases promoting public education rights—including cases to prevent the diversion of public funds from public schools—in states across the nation." (emphasis added) https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-1195/122561/201...
Other Examples with "diversion of public funds": https://www.google.com/search?q="diversion of public funds"
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2023-10-05 14:32:24 GMT)
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diversion: desvio, mudança de aplicação, de direção
https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...
"This section is concerned with offences involving the diversion of public funds by officeholders from their public purpose to someone’s personal interests. In particular, this category includes embezzlement and misappropriation as two core offences that have been addressed in the PPFA." (emphasis added) https://ebrary.net/142222/political_science/diversion_public...
The term "diversion of public funds" occurs four times in an "amicus curiae" filed with the US Supreme Court:
"PFPS is a collaboration of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Education Law Center, and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, who have participated as Amici Curiae or as counsel in cases promoting public education rights—including cases to prevent the diversion of public funds from public schools—in states across the nation." (emphasis added) https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/18/18-1195/122561/201...
Other Examples with "diversion of public funds": https://www.google.com/search?q="diversion of public funds"
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Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2023-10-05 14:32:24 GMT)
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diversion: desvio, mudança de aplicação, de direção
https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...
Discussion
"APELAÇÃO CRIMINAL. CRIMES CONTRA O PATRIMÔNIO. APROPRIAÇÃO INDÉBITA. (ARTIGO 168, primeiro parágrafo, INCISO III DO CÓDIGO PENAL. -- ABSOLVIÇÃO -- POSSIBILIDADE. A prova produzida nos autos não fornece a certeza necessária para imputar a prática de delito de apropriação indébita pelo acusado. Má gestão de recursos financeiros e desvio de verbas de um condomínio para pagamento de dívidas de outro que não configuram o dolo específico. Recurso provido." Ementa do Tribunal de Justiçã de São Paulo https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/jurisprudencia/tj-sp/889633419
The same distinction exists in common law:
"Embezzlement generally refers to the diversion of cash or property to one’s own benefit. Misappropriation of funds can involve goals and uses that do not directly benefit the one entrusted and were not authorized by the owner." https://www.lodhs.com/blog/understanding-misappropriation-of...