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CONTENTSINTRODUCTION GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC HEALTH
SOCIAL HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
EXHIBITS
General Meeting
Composition:
Confederated Unimeds delegates
Attributions:
The Annual or Special General Meet-
ing, comprising the Confederated Unimeds dele-
gates, is the Confederation supreme body within
legal and by-laws limits, having powers to decide
affairs regarding the subject matter and adopt con-
venient resolutions for its development and defense.
Meetings frequency:
• Annual General Meeting: Once a year
• Special General Meeting: Upon demand
Unimed Forum
The body is responsible for conserving the Unimed
Cooperative System principles and keeping the Sys-
tems integrity – and harmony among the societies
composing it – besides assuring integrated actions.
In 2014, two Unimed Forum meetings were held.
Arbitration Chamber
The Arbitration Chamber comprises the 21 arbitrators
elected by the Unimed do Brasil Confederative Board at
the first meeting after the AGM (Annual General Meet-
ing) electing the Unimed do Brasil Management Board,
seven of them being Federation officers, seven Singu-
lar society officers, and seven technicians linked to the
Unimed Cooperative System, for a four-year tenure.
Normative Chamber
The Normative Chambers comprises the presidents of
Unimed do Brasil – Medical Cooperatives Confedera-
tion, of Federations of any type whatsoever affiliated to
the Confederation, and of the Unimed National Center.
Independent Audit
Body responsible for checking whether the account-
ing and financial statements adequately reflect the
reality of Unimed do Brasil. It assesses controls effec-
tiveness and legal requirements adherence, issuing
the respective opinions. The Management Board is
responsible for the independent audit hiring and pos-
sible dismissal.