Under Rousseff, the government of Brazil has been accused of carrying out "fiscal peddling" – an accounting maneuver through which the government gives the impression that it received more money than was spent, when the reality is the opposite.[9][10][11] The government failed to pay public and private banks that finance social programs like Bolsa Família,[12] forcing the banks to finance the programs without receiving government compensation.[13] The government's apparent motive was to improve its fiscal outcomes for the years 2012 to 2014.[14] The Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), in a unanimous decision, considered this operation a violation of fiscal responsibility.[15][14][16] TCU is an auxiliary of the legislative body and has no legal power; however the decision put the National Congress under pressure to begin the process of impeaching President Rousseff.[17][18]