Entrepreneur is suspected of articulating network to divert resources from retired associations, with transfers to employees
Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as “Careca do INSS”would have received about R $ 53.58 million from associations and intermediate companies in the scheme of irregular retirement discounts in the agency. He is appointed by the Federal Police investigation as a central figure in the crime.
As detailed in the investigators’ report, the amounts were passed on through companies linked to Antunes. Also according to the document, approximately R $ 9.32 million would have been directed by him to civil servants and companies associated with high levels of the INSS (National Institute of Social Security).
“From the detailed analysis of financial transactions identified in this IPJ, it is possible to conclude that the scheme in question involves a network of companies and individuals who act in a coordinated manner to move resources from an illicit scheme, using complex mechanisms for sending and receiving values between the parties involved“, Said the inquiry, released by the g1.
The entrepreneur was among those investigated in the Operation Without Discount, carried out on the last Wednesday (23.ab.2025), which aimed to dismantle illegal deduction practices in retirees and pensioners earnings. According to those responsible for the investigation, Antunes used their companies to offer consulting services to associations that made monthly charges with the INSS beneficiaries.
Antunes would have played the role of lobbyist, acting on behalf of companies with the INSS. The investigation brings as evidence an power of attorney issued in 2022 by the (mutual retirees association for collective benefits), one of the entities under investigation, authorizing him to negotiate an additive to the contract signed between the Association and the Institute.
In the report, he is identified as a partner of 21 companies, 19 of which were opened from 2022. The investigation points out that at least 4 of these companies would be directly linked and used in the scheme known as “INSS FARRA”.
“Indeed, it was found that the companies of Antonio Carlos Camilo Antunes operated as financial intermediaries for the associative entities and, as a result, received resources from various associations that, in part, were intended for INSS servers.”says an excerpt from the document.
