João Luiz Fukunaga, the unionist who chairs the Social Security Box of Banco do Brasil (Previ) employees, receives more than R $ 67 thousand a month ahead of the pension fund, which had a break of R $ 14 billion last year.
Considering other functions performed by Fukunaga in positions from other companies, monthly income exceeds six digits.
According to data from the PREVI activity report of 2023 – the most recent – Fukunaga has monthly salary of R $ 67,105.66.
The value represents a high of 4.6% compared to 2022, when the income was R $ 64,138.30.
In addition to, Fukunaga is also part of Vale’s Board of Directors.
Individual remuneration is not disclosed, but the company informs the total paid to the Board of Directors annually, which gives around R $ 146.8 thousand per month for each member.
In addition, the unionist acts as chairman of the Board of Directors of GRU Airport, a company responsible for the management of Guarulhos International Airport.
The company does not disclose the salaries of the counselors.
TCU opens inquiry
PREVI’s management under Fukunaga was the target of last Wednesday (5).
Minister Walton Alencar Rodrigues, in ordering, reported “very serious concerns” with the accounts and management of the Social Security Fund.
Alencar Rodrigues mentioned that, specifically between January and November 2024, Previ’s “Plan 1” “accumulated loss” of approximately R $ 14 billion.
In a statement, Previ countered criticism and stated that the plans are in balance.
After the decision of the TCU, the federal deputy Jorge Goetten (Republicans-SC) said that he will again ask the court to remove the unionist from the presidency of Previ.
“The numbers are confirming that, ahead of this fund, the most important background in Latin America is a unprepared person without the skills needed to manage. We are talking about more than a quarter of trillion reais, around 250 to 300 million reais, says Goetten.
Who is João Fukunaga?
The current President of Previ is the, who took the lead of the largest Welfare Fund in Latin America, Previ, in 2023.
Fukunaga is the first trade union to lead the fund since 2010, when Sergio Rosa left office, and his management succeeds that of a series of technical names ahead of Previ.
When it was announced at the head of Previ, the fund that manages the resources of Banco do Brasil employees, said Fukunaga was approved by the National Superintendence of Supplementary Pension (Previc) after being nominated by BB.
Its mandate runs until May 31, 2026. The fund is responsible for managing about $ 200 billion and has almost 200,000 participants.
Trajectory
An employee of the institution and associate of Previ Futuro since 2008, Fukunaga has been a degree in History and has a master’s degree in Social History from PUC-SP.
He began his career as a high school teacher and also acted as a researcher, having conducted several academic productions in the area of education.
In January 2022, it was chosen by the National Confederation of Financial Branch Workers (Contraf), an entity that brings together the largest unions in the country, for the position of union auditor, acting in negotiations between employees and the bank’s management, highlights Previ.
In 2012, the unionist had assumed the direction of the São Paulo Banking Union, and was national coordinator of the BB employees negotiating committee. During this period it accumulated experience in the main management functions of the entity, says PREVI.
Controversy
Also in 2023, the substitute judge of the 1st Federal Court of the Federal District, Marcelo Gentil, determined the provisional removal of João Luiz Fukunaga, from the presidency of Previ.
In February last year, the court decided to remove Fukunaga again from the presidency of Previ.
The decision was made after the judge declared null and void the certificate of qualification granted to Fukunaga issued by the National Superintendence of Supplementary Pension, Previc.
The decision was given in a popular action by the state deputy of São Paulo Leonardo Siqueira (Novo).
In the decision it was mentioned that the President of PREVI does not comply with that required by the law. To be a member of the Executive Board of Social Security Entities, it is necessary to have at least three years of activity in the financial, administrative, accounting, legal, supervision, assignment, social security or audit areas.
Already in August, the TCU decided that there is no evidence of irregularities in the nomination of Fukunaga. In the judgment approved, however, the rapporteur determines the realization of an audit, in order to identify the existence of possible political influences or other external factors that may compromise the technicity of Previ’s investment decisions.
