Bruno Dantas wants details about reimbursements to fraud victims and origin of resources used in return
Minister Bruno Dantas, of the TCU (Federal Court of Auditors), determined on the night of this 3rd (7.MAI.2025) that the INSS (National Institute of Social Security) inform, within 15 days, the actions taken to reimburse the victims of fraud, as well as the origin of the resources that will be used for refunding. Here’s (PDF – 151 kb).
It also determined that the agency explain which administrative measures will be adopted to investigate the responsibilities of public agents who would be involved in deviations.
“The elements of gravity of the facts reported in the Operation without Discount and the Institutional Fragility of the INSS, which allowed criminal groups to perpetrate the frauds reported with the active participation of high administration servers of the municipality, are undisputed.said Dantas in the decision.
It also states that “It is pressing the need for this Court to act as quickly as possible to, in cooperation and without prejudice to the competence of the other investigative bodies, to adopt absolutely all the measures of its constitutional authority to preserve the treasury, to determine the responsibilities, to determine the immediate correction of irregularities and to monitor the measures of financial recomposition that were victims of criminal groups.”.
STREAK
Last week, ministers Walton Alencar and Bruno Dantas held a series of public to colleague Aroldo Cedraz, who postponed for the 6th time the judgment on the appeals presented by the associations investigated by the PF.
The slowness in the progress of the process eventually favoring the associations, as a possible conclusion in the TCU could have anticipated the end of irregular retirement discounts.
“I admit that I am very frustrated with this case, because we know From this scandal in 2023, we adopted a precautionary measure in 2024 and we are in May 2025 and we know that there is no monitoring done by the court, whether or not any measure is fulfilled or not ”said Dantas.
In addition, Cedraz that the revalidation of associative discounts in the benefits of retirees and pensioners is done without the requirement of biometrics or electronic signature – more secure proceedings to confirm the authorization of the beneficiaries.
The measure was included by CEDRAZ in a judgment approved in June 2024, defaulting the technical area of the Court of Auditors. The decision allows the presentation of simpler documents: proof of affiliation, discount authorization term and identification document. All of these documents can be sent electronically by the associations themselves.
Billionaire fraud at INSS
According to the PF, unions and associations made an ACT (technical cooperation agreement) with the INSS to offer benefits to associated retirees.
Services included:
- Legal aid;
- discount on the health plan;
- Funeral aid.
The agreement allowed the entities to perform a discount of “Associative monthly fees” in the payroll of beneficiaries.
Such entities registered retirees without authorization, using fake documents and signatures. Investigations indicate that they had no structure to maintain the services offered.
With this, they falsified signatures to associate the pensioner with entities and perform automatic discounts on the payroll of the beneficiaries.
The controllership also identified that 70% of the 29 entities analyzed did not deliver the full documentation to the INSS.
In the operation, 6 people were removed from their duties:
- Alessandro Stefanutto – President;
- Virgílio Ribeiro de Oliveira Filho -INSS Attorney General;
- Vanderlei Barbosa dos Santos – Benefit Director with the citizen;
- Young gathers faise spiecker -General Coordinator of customer service support;
- JUCIMAR FONSECA DA SILVA -General Coordinator of Payments and Benefits;
- federal police – Identity was not disclosed.
The PF said it seized luxury cars, cash, jewelry and paintings. Total values and the exact amount are still in survey.
Here are some government information:
- HOW THE FINISHING DISCOUNT – “Class entities, such as associations and unions, formalize technical cooperation agreements with the INSS (National Institute of Social Security). These agreements allow entities to make associative monthly discounts directly on the payroll of INSS beneficiaries, provided they are authorized by retirees and pensioners.”;
- beneficiary authorization – “For the discount to be carried out, the entity needs the express and individual authorization of each beneficiary to make the discount of its associative monthly fee. In the investigation, but the absence of rigorous verification of this authorization and the possibility of falsifying affiliation and authorization documents.”
Compensate as losing
There are two central options that Lula’s management can follow to pay the beneficiaries’ losses:
- recover money with entities – Unlikely to be possible within a short -term period;
- pocket – Use money from the public coffers to pay at least part of the $ 6.5 billion.
Social security has one. The impact is considered relatively marginal, but it is still strong to the government with the electorate.
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