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The opposition in the National Congress has taken a new step to investigate reports of irregularities at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). On Monday (12), a group of parliamentarians filed a request for the creation of a Mixed Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPMI), focusing on ascertaining alleged fraud, especially in discounts considered improper in the benefits of retirees.
From the bench of federal deputies of Acre voted Socorro Neri, Eduardo Velloso, Roberto Duarte and Colonel Ulysses/Photo: Reproduction
The proposal already brings together 259 signatures, 223 of federal deputies and 36 of senators. Although not yet officially registered in the Congress system, the initiative has gained strength with the significant support of parliamentarians from various states – including representatives of Acre.
In the House of Representatives, the four most active names of the Acrean bench joined the proposal: Socorro Neri (PP), Roberto Duarte (Republicans), Colonel Ulysses (União Brasil) and Eduardo Velloso (União Brasil) signed the application. Deputies Zé Adriano, Antônia Lúcia, Meire Serafim and Zezinho Barbary, in turn, do not appear among the signatories so far.
In the Senate, the adhesion was unanimous. The three senators for Acre – Alan Rick (União Brasil), Márcio Bittar (União Brasil) and Sérgio Petecão (PSD) – confirmed support for the installation of CPMI, reinforcing the engagement of the Acrean bench in the search for transparency in the management of social security resources.
The three senators of Acre also signed the order/photo: Reproduction
The controversy involving the INSS gained repercussion after complaints that retirees would be the target of undue discounts related to unsure services, such as associations, insurance and advantage clubs. Complaints have multiplied in recent months, leading the Ministry of Pension to open internal investigations and boosting the movement in Congress to investigate responsibilities for any failures or fraud in the organ’s systems.
The creation of the commission still depends on formal processing, but the number of signatures already achieved exceeds the minimum necessary, which indicates a strong articulation of the opposition to press the government to clarify the suspicions involving the INSS.
