Opposition deputy Evair Vieira de Melo (PP) filed on Wednesday (7) a request for impeachment against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), alleging omission in the face of irregularities in the National Union of Retired, Pensioners and the Elderly (Sindnapi).
The union, involved in an illegal discount scheme investigated by the Federal Police (PF) and the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU), is, known as Friar Chico, Lula’s brother.
The document argues that an audit of the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) has identified a significant increase in. Growth would be directly linked to irregularly applied discounts on the member payroll.
According to the request, the number of affiliates of the entity jumped from approximately 170 thousand, maintained until 2020, to about 420 thousand in 2023 – period described as the height of the “discount spree” when.
The deputy maintains that CGU identified “” practices in the entity administered by Frei Chico. In addition, the request points out that Lula’s brother holds the position of Vice-President of Sindnapi, which, according to the text, characterizes a possible conflict of interest and compromises the administrative probity of the president.
Vieira de Melo requests not only the opening of the impeachment process, but also the preventive removal of Lula, the submission of the case to the Senate for trial and the suspension of the president’s political rights for eight years in case of conviction. The document has already been sent to the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, which will decide the next steps.
