INSS Presidents Gilberto Waller Jr. and Dataprev, Rodrigo Assunção, clarified the refund procedures during a press conference on Wednesday (14) and ensured that the harmed will be reimbursed
The National Institute of Social Security () reported that until 4 pm on Wednesday (14) received 480,660 accesses from retirees and pensioners who identified discounts on their benefits. Of this total, 473,940 people stated “not recognizing the bond with the associative organization” and requested the reimbursement – representing 98.6% of cases. Another 6,720 beneficiaries noted the discount, but did not finalize the request for restitution of the amounts. This was the first day when INSS beneficiaries were able to officially report the agency about the possibility of being victims of the fraud scheme discovered by the Federal Police (PF) and the Comptroller General of the Union last month.
The information was presented at a press conference with the participation of INSS President Gilberto Waller Júnior, and President Rodrigo Assumpção. According to Waller, 41 entities were contested, that is, not recognized by the beneficiaries who had the values discounted. This number is equivalent to all registered associations.
The Institute’s presidents, Gilberto Waller Jr., and Dataprev, Rodrigo Assunção, in a press conference (Reproduction/Channel Gov)
The INSS sent a letter to the institutions, requiring that they prove the bond with the beneficiaries within 15 business days. If they are unable to justify discounts, the associative entities will be required to return the amounts charged improperly. “This payment does not go to the insured’s account, goes to the Treasury and the INSS will reimburse on leaf. Do not enter anything to anyone, do not sign anything, give no information. The payment does not go to the insured’s account, goes to the INSS. The INSS will pay the insured through the benefit,” said Waller.
He also pointed out that the INSS is following the service channels and analyzing the need to expand the forms of contact with citizens. “Remembering that this request has no deadline to finish, need not have a rush, he has no deadline to end. One of the things that the INSS is committed to all: no community will be housed, taken from this procedure,” he said.
Access to the “My INSS” platform
Only this Wednesday (14) the associative discount section of the “My INSS” platform, accessed by both the application and the site, was consulted 1.6 million times. On the other hand, 738,000 beneficiaries entered the specific area to check discounts, but found no charge for their benefits.
The investigation revealed that some retired -oriented associations were registering beneficiaries without authorization, using false signatures, with the purpose of discounting monthly payments from the payments made by the INSS. The estimate of the Federal Police is that the scheme diverted about $ 6.3 billion between 2019 and 2024.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
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