CGU report data revealed that more than 742,000 beneficiaries requested the cancellation of discounts made by at least 11 associations directly on payroll
O He registered an average of 3,898 daily requests for annulment of improper collection of retirees and pensioners during the first half of 2024. In total, there were more than 742 thousand requests, with 95.6% of them related to discounts that were not authorized by beneficiaries. These data were revealed in a report from which served as the basis for an operation of the Federal Police.
The PF investigation resulted in the dismissal of INSS President Alessandro Stefanutto, as well as other servers. The focus of the investigation is a scheme that allowed associations and unions to perform discounts directly on the payroll, causing an estimated loss of more than $ 6 billion. The CGU also pointed out that 97.6% of respondents said they had not authorized such discounts.
The increase in the number of cancellation requests began to be observed in 2023, which caught the attention of the authorities. The Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi, must provide clarification on the operation in the House of Representative Pension Committee. The Federal Police action included the fulfillment of 211 court orders and investigates improper charges that occurred between 2019 and 2024.
In response to the operation, both the INSS and CGU decided to suspend discounts on payroll related to entities with entities until each agreement is analyzed. The government also announced its intention to reimburse the amounts that were discounted irregularly, although it has not yet provided detailed information on how this process will be performed.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
Posted by Victor Oliveira
