Marta Acosta
Marta Acosta is the General Controller of the Republic of Costa Rica, known for her strong advocacy for transparency and accountability in public spending. Recently, she has been in the news for warning legislators about a proposed reform to the General Law on Public Procurement, which she argues could undermine essential control mechanisms over public resources, potentially allowing for arbitrary contractor selection without proper oversight.
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Marta Acosta was one of the high-ranking officials whose image appeared on the billboards financed by Boris Marchegiani.
Gobierno de Laura Fernández nombra en la ONU a Boris Marchegiani, empresario que financió vallas contra jerarcas
Costa Rica· 2026-05-29
Marta Acosta is the general controller who presented a report on the law being discussed and confirmed that the data used by Cisneros was based on budgetary information.
Eliécer Feinzaig tilda a Pilar Cisneros de ‘mentirosa’, en media discusión legislativa; jefa chavista lo niega: este fue el intercambioCosta Rica· 2026-02-18
Marta Acosta is the contralora who was asked to resign by Laura Fernández.
Ruidos y señales sobre el próximo gobiernoCosta Rica· 2026-02-07
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic of Costa Rica who has been asked to resign by the elected president Laura Fernández.
Así respondió la contralora general Marta Acosta al pedido de renuncia de la presidenta electa, Laura FernándezCosta Rica· 2026-02-03
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic whose resignation was requested by Laura Fernández.
Obispo hace importante llamado a Laura Fernández tras ganar las elecciones 2026Costa Rica· 2026-02-02
Marta Acosta is the current general controller of the Republic, whose management has been criticized by Laura Fernández for relevant failures in public finance oversight.
Laura Fernández pide la renuncia de la contralora Marta Acosta: ‘Cumplió su ciclo’Costa Rica· 2026-02-02
Marta Acosta is the person currently leading the Contraloría General de la República, whose term will end in May 2028.
Laura Fernández gana con el 48,5% de los votos y gobernará con mayoría legislativaCosta Rica· 2026-02-02
Marta Acosta is the current contralora general of the República and has faced scrutiny from various presidential candidates.
Trivisión planteó en su debate si los candidatos participantes cambiarían a Marta Acosta como contralora: así respondieronCosta Rica· 2026-01-29
Marta Acosta is the general controller who received the report regarding Mónica Taylor's appointment.
Auditoría de la CCSS señala posible ilegalidad en el nombramiento de la presidenta ejecutiva y eleva el caso a la ContraloríaCosta Rica· 2026-01-26
Marta Acosta is the Contralora General de la República who had a notable confrontation with Laura Fernández and Rodrigo Chaves.
Laura Fernández: La estudiante aplicada que camina bajo la sombra del jaguarCosta Rica· 2026-01-25
Marta Acosta is the contralora involved in the legal actions taken by the cooperatives against the Contraloría General.
Tres cooperativas de salud demandan a la Contraloría General por documento usado en Caso BarrenadorCosta Rica· 2025-11-28
Marta Acosta is the General Controller who is clarified not to be analyzing the extraordinary budget of the CCSS.
Contraloría desmiente versión de gobierno sobre supuesto atraso en subsidios para cuido de enfermos en fase terminalCosta Rica· 2025-11-11
Marta Acosta is the General Comptroller of the Republic who received the request from Jonathan Acuña.
Diputado pide a la Contraloría autorizar subsidios para el cuido de enfermos terminales, pese al bloqueo del GobiernoCosta Rica· 2025-11-10
Marta Acosta is the contralora de la República who was criticized by Freddy González during his speeches.
Presidencia transmite discursos proselitistas de dirigente de un partido políticoCosta Rica· 2025-09-24
Marta Acosta is referenced in a discussion about the Contraloría.
¡Dos horas y media de Jacó al puente sobre el río Tárcoles!Costa Rica· 2025-08-24
Marta Acosta demanded a right of rectification and response from President Rodrigo Chaves for false and misogynistic statements.
Contralora exige derecho de respuesta a Rodrigo Chaves; pide que sea leído en conferencia de Casa PresidencialCosta Rica· 2025-08-22
Marta Acosta is the contralora mentioned by Rodríguez Araica in the context of the procurement decisions.
Contraloría responde a ministra de Salud: Si hubo atrasos en compras de autos y computadoras fue por su falta de planificaciónCosta Rica· 2025-07-18
Marta Acosta is the Comptroller General who criticized the Ministry of Environment and Energy for using unapproved procedures.
Tres instituciones temen que el Minae reduzca Gandoca-ManzanilloCosta Rica· 2025-07-11
Marta Acosta is the general controller who reported to the Legislative Assembly about frozen resources in school cafeterias and scholarships.
El MEP y un plan educativo sin presupuestoCosta Rica· 2025-06-28
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic who proposed a long-term vision for fiscal climate policy.
El país acumula deudas e impactos ambientalesCosta Rica· 2025-06-06
Marta Acosta emphasized the government's debt with the CCSS has increased tenfold.
La deuda del Gobierno con la CCSS se multiplicó por diezCosta Rica· 2025-05-28
Marta Acosta is the comptroller who may potentially obstruct the megacárcel project.
De cárcel en carpas a megacárcel de concreto, ¿cuánto cambió el discurso del gobierno en un año?Costa Rica· 2025-05-26
Marta Acosta explained to the President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, the government's intended method for purchasing drug scanners from Racsa.
Este es el tipo de licitaciones públicas de Costa Rica que molestan a Estados UnidosCosta Rica· 2025-05-21Marta Acosta is mentioned as the contralora whose resignation was also demanded in the march.
Juez impone leves medidas cautelares a Mauricio Batalla y otros dos implicados del Caso Pista OscuraCosta Rica· 2025-05-19
Marta Acosta is the contralora mentioned in relation to the potential blocking of the prison project.
Defensoría investigará intención del gobierno de construir ‘megacárcel’ estilo BukeleCosta Rica· 2025-05-11
Marta Acosta was mentioned as potentially obstructing the megacárcel project.
Sin haber comenzado la megacárcel, ministro de Justicia ya reparte culpas por eventuales tropiezosCosta Rica· 2025-05-07
Marta Acosta, the General Comptroller, was mentioned as one of Chaves' political adversaries.
Relato desde un piquete chavista: 5 impresiones sobre la manifestación afuera de la Asamblea LegislativaCosta Rica· 2025-05-07
Marta Acosta was reproached by Chaves for her role as the head of a discredited institution.
Chaves dedica rendición de cuentas a repartir culpas por no alcanzar logros prometidosCosta Rica· 2025-05-06
Marta Acosta is the general controller who also receives a salary of ¢5.74 million.
¿Cuántos salarios superan los ¢2 millones, los ¢5 millones o hasta los ¢10 millones en Costa Rica?Costa Rica· 2025-04-26
Marta Acosta is the general controller who warned about the government's failure to meet project deadlines during a hearing.
Gobierno incumplirá plazo prometido para completar 502 obras de riesgo inminente, advierte HaciendaCosta Rica· 2025-04-24