The INSS CPI has agreed to summon businessman Daniel Bueno Forcaro, CEO of Banco Master, for violating banking, tax and remote confidentiality amid investigations into salary loan fraud. The requests were submitted by parliamentarians from the base and the opposition.
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The committee also agreed to summon the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeo Zema (Novo), to testify about suspicions relating to Zema Financiera, a subsidiary of the group of which he is the heir and former director. A request to summon Fabio Luís Lula da Silva, the son of President Lula, known as Lulinia, was rejected. The opposition wanted to hear him clarify the testimony of a witness about the alleged lobbying on behalf of businessman Antonio Carlos Camilo Antunes, carica of the INSS.
The request to break Forcaro’s banking and tax secrecy requires access to data relating to all Forcaro’s accounts and operations between January 2016 and November 2025, as well as detailed information on tax returns, financial transactions, income and records in federal revenue databases.
Another approved application allows remote breaching of executive secrecy, covering data and content from platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube, Telegram, iCloud and TikTok. Businesses must provide information about messages, location, contacts, photos, videos, search history, access logs, and metadata.
The CPI also agreed to summon Forcaro to testify as a witness and explain Banco Master’s role in providing salary loans to INSS retirees and pensioners. Documents sent by the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon) show that the institution has been among the leaders in complaints on the Consumidor.gov.br platform in recent years, especially due to problems linked to salary loans.
Forcaro was arrested in Operation Zero Compliance, by the Federal Police, which is investigating suspected irregularities at Banco Master. Pretrial detention has been canceled, but the executive authority continues to adhere to precautionary measures, such as the use of an electronic ankle bracelet.
INSS CPI is investigating fraud in union superannuation and pension deductions. The commission is also making progress on potential payroll fraud. According to the authors of the requests, access to Forcaro’s financial and information information is essential to clarify the flow of resources and identify those responsible for the investigated violations.