Two opposition parliamentarians were elected president and rapporteur of the mixed parliamentary committee of inquiry that will investigate irregular discounts made by associative entities in the benefits of INSS retirees and pensioners: Senator Carlos Viana (Somos-MG) will preside over the work, and Federal Deputy Alfredo Gaspar (Union-AL) will be responsible for the final report.
Carlos Viana defeated, by 17 votes to 14, candidate Omar Aziz (PSD-AM), appointed by Senate President David Alcolumbre. The result surprised, since Aziz was a favorite to chair the commission.
After the result, Viana said she will act with “responsibility and independence” at CPMI and, following, indicated, for the rapporteur, the Bolsonarist Deputy Alfredo Gaspar (União-AL).
With this, the opposition managed to get the two main positions of the commission.
Gaspar was the rapporteur of the request for Suspension of the lawsuit against Deputy Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ)for attempted coup d’état. The five ministers of the First Class of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), however, voted to restrict the decision to crimes committed after diploma, which upheld the proceedings by coup, armed criminal organization and attempted abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law.
Illegal discounts
The scheme that will be investigated in the National Congress held illegal discounts on paychecks of 3.2 million retirees and pensioners, between March 2020 and March 2025.
According to the Federal Police, who revealed the fraud, the entities were created as facade companies to commit fraud through “oranges”. The number of people arrested so far reaches eight.
The money is being returned by the INSS through an agreement approved by the Federal Supreme Court. The agreement can be adhered to the agreement those who contested and did not receive, within 15 business days, response from the entity or association responsible for improper discounts. All that had all that had discounts between March 2020 and March 2025.
>> More than 600 thousand have not yet adhered to agreement on discounts at INSS
To join the agreement, the beneficiary must formalize the contestation of discounts with Social Security by November 14, by the application My INSS, in the central 135 or at Post Office. So far, more than 1.8 million beneficiaries, representing 75% of those who are fit, have already joined the agreement. 99% of them are expected to receive the amounts improperly discounted until next Monday, the 18th.
