The president of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), Gilberto Waller Jr., said that R $ 2.1 billion should be paid in improper discounts to retirees and pensioners, if the irregularities are proven in all 3.4 million contestations already made. This amount corresponds to about one third of the R $ 6.3 billion foreseen by the Federal Police and the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU).
The calculation, according to Waller, takes into account the correction by the Special Consumer National Price Index (IPCA-E). Last Tuesday (the 24th), the INSS president announced that he plans to start paying on July 24 the first batch of reimbursement of improper discounts, with new groups released every 15 days. The first payment will be allocated to 1.5 million beneficiaries.
– There are R $ 2.1 billion to 3.4 million applicants. In this case, 1.5 million policyholders (from the first lot) represents almost half of this amount – explained Waller.
The initial estimate of R $ 6.3 billion in losses was raised from investigations by the Federal Police and the CGU, which, at the end of April, triggered a mega operation to combat a national scheme of discounts not authorized in retirement and pensions paid by the INSS. The lawsuit, authorized by the Federal District Court, revealed that millions of beneficiaries were being charged as if they were affiliated to retiree associations, even without ever authorizing or requested that binding.
To try to ensure compensation to the victims, the Attorney General of the Union (AGU) obtained the blockade of R $ 2.8 billion in financial assets and assets of associations, companies and individuals investigated.
The Federal Court accepted 15 precautionary actions filed by AGU, based on the Anti -Corruption Law, and also authorized the breach of banking and fiscal secrecy of those involved from January 2019 to March 2025. Decisions reach 12 associative entities, six consultancies, two law firms and three other companies, as well as partners and leaders of all institutions.
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The first part of the values return plan was officially presented by the INSS at the conciliation hearing held at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) last Tuesday, the 24th, called at AGU’s request. During the session, AGU requested the opening of extraordinary credit to enable payments, excluding these amounts from the limits of the federal spending ceiling in 2025 and 2026.
However, the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Dias Toffoli, stressed that the Court has no competence to authorize the release of extraordinary credit. According to him, this is a responsibility of the Executive Power, through provisional measure, and the National Congress, which must deliberate on the proposal.
– It is not up to the Supreme Court to grant extraordinary credit. What this Court can analyze is whether or not to be subject to the tax liability ceiling, ”said Toffoli.
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The detailed proposal must be forwarded to appreciate the Supreme Court by July 15. The federal government is studying to edit a Provisional Measure (MP) to enable payments.
