During his management, Stefanutto did not obtain positive evaluations, especially for the inability to reduce long lines of care at the INSS, which got worse under their administration
The president decided to fire, who held the position of head of, after the Federal Police revealed a scheme of undue discounts that affected retirees. The total unauthorized discounts involving unions reaches R $ 6.3 billion between 2019 and 2024. The operation, called “”, resulted in 211 search and seizure warrants in various locations in the country. The action of the PF, together with the Comptroller General of the Union, aimed to combat the practice of unauthorized associative discounts on social security benefits. Stefanutto had already been judicially removed and his dismissal was formalized in the Federal Official Gazette on Wednesday (23).
During his management, Stefanutto did not obtain positive evaluations, especially for the inability to reduce long lines of care at the INSS, which got worse under their administration. He has a consolidated public career, with tickets for the IRS and the Attorney General of the Union.
In addition to Stefanutto’s resignation, the “without discount” operation led to the removal of six other civil servants. Investigations are focused on irregularities related to the discounts of associative monthly payments applied to social security benefits. Those involved in the operation may face accusations of corruption, secrecy of confidentiality and money laundering.
Meet Alessandro Stefanutto
Stefanutto is an ally of the Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi. His career began in the Brazilian Navy. Graduated in Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, he has held positions for political nomination and was a Federal Revenue technician and currently acts as a prosecutor of the Union Attorney General. Before becoming the INSS head, the lawyer headed the budget, finance, contracts and engineering board, and between 2011 and 2017 acted as the agency’s attorney general. In addition, he also represented the INSS as a counselor at Caixa Insurer and was part of the Lula government transition team in the pension area.
The former INSS chief is a master’s degree in social security systems. He has a postgraduate degree in Project Management, Mediation and Arbitration Studies and also has done international master’s degree in Law from the University of Lisbon and the Università Degli Studi di Milano.
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
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