In an interview with journalists, Pimenta stated that the former president had headed the scheme
Federal deputy Paulo Pimenta (PT-RS) said this Friday (27) that the indictment of former president Jair Bolsonaro as “head of the scheme” of undue discounts in benefits for retirees and pensioners from the National Social Security Institute (INSS). In an interview with journalists, the congressman stated that the document formulated by the government base represents the “majority thought” of 2/3 of the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) that investigated fraud in the city hall.
According to the deputy, the report suggests that Bolsonaro be held accountable for three crimes: qualified theft against the elderly, criminal organization and administrative improbity. “We have no doubt that this criminal organization had a centralized command,” stated Pimenta.
The parliamentarian added that the undue discounts on the INSS have a “direct link” with the Banco Master case. Pimenta stated that “part of the money” coming from benefit charges “ended up in campaigns” from former minister Onyx Lorenzoni, from the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), and from Bolsonaro, through deposits made by Fabiano Zettel, brother-in-law of the owner of the financial institution, Daniel Vorcaro.
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