The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), Senator Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG), said on Thursday (4/12) that he will request an extension of the CPMI for another 60 days. The deadline for the panel to close is currently March 2026. INSS scams exposed by Capitals.
Viana said that today is the last day of the first phase of the investigations investigating trade union and trade union discounts that have harmed Brazilian retirees, and that the second phase will begin in February 2026. “I am pleading with my colleagues for another 60 days, because we will not be able to listen to everyone as we should only in the current deadline,” Viana explained.
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- The so-called “INSS Freak” became public in December 2023, after a series of reports from Capitalswhich condemned the significant increase in collections from associations that apply unjustified discounts to pensioners – reaching 2 billion Brazilian reais in one year.
- The entities have responded to thousands of lawsuits over fraudulent affiliations.
- These revelations led to an investigation by the Federal Police (PF) and sparked investigations by the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU).
- Operation “No Discount”, which was launched in April of this year, resulted in the dismissal of the then head of the National Institute of Social Security and Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lope. In total, the national police force cited 38 reports from Metropolis in the report leading up to the operation.
The senator had indicated this possibility on Tuesday (2/12), and stated again that he would request an extension on Thursday, in an interview with CNN.
INSS CPMI
This Thursday, INSS CPMI hears from Silas da Costa Vaz, Secretary of Conafer. Silas was summoned after a report by the Federation’s Comptroller General showed that 97.6% of the beneficiaries interviewed stated that they did not authorize the reductions made to their entitlements.
Next, the CPMI will hear from Américo Monti Jr., president of the Amar Brasil Clube de Benefícios (ABCB). The entity is in the spotlight due to alleged irregularities linked to unjustified discounts.
The commission also votes on several requests to summon authorities and businessmen, including Banco Master owner Daniel Forcaro; Prime Minister of the Arab Gulf Union and candidate for the STF, Jorge Messias; Fabio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha (son of President Lula); Governor of Minas Gerais, Romeo Zema (Novo); And the president of Palmeiras and Crevisa, Leila Pereira.