STF forms majority against extension of CPMI at INSS

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided this Thursday (26) by votes to 2 against the extension of the INSS CPMI. Ministers André Mendonça and Luiz Fux voted in favor of the injunction that determines the postponement of the commission. The magistrates Flávio Dino, Alexandre de Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, Kassio Nunes Marques, Dias Toffoli and Carmem Lúcia, voted together in dissent to Mendonça and Fux and formed the majority.

There are still ministers Gilmar Mendes and the president of the Court, Edson Fachin, to give their last votes.

Last Monday (23), Mendonça had already determined that the president of the National Congress, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), would formalize the extension of the CPMI within 48 hours. He responded to a writ of mandamus from the collegiate leadership, which accused Alcolumbre of omission for not reading the request to extend the work.

In case of Alcolumbre’s inertia in reading the request, Mendonça determined that the presidency of the CPI “will be immediately authorized to extend the regular operation” of the work for the period that the parliamentary minority deems necessary.

Dino was the one who opened the votes in divergence and did not follow André Mendonça’s pre-determined decision. The minister understands that the issue is up to Congress, that the Constitution does not deal with the extension of CPIs and therefore There is no right to automatic extension of the deadline.

The president of the commission, Carlos Viana, followed the trial in person in the Court’s plenary. In compliance with the decision, Viana announced this afternoon the extension of CPMI’s work for 120 days. If the order is overturned, however, the extension loses its validity.

The INSS CPMI was set up to investigate undue deductions from the paychecks of retirees and pensioners, but its scope has been expanded to investigate other issues, such as the Banco Master scandal.

*With information from Estadão Conteúdo