The wife of the former attorney general of the INSS, Virgílio Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira Filho, Thaisa Hoffmann Jonasson, remained silent during almost her entire testimony today (23) at the Joint Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPMI) of the National Social Security Institute (INSS). Owner of consulting companies, she is appointed by members of the collegiate as orange of the scheme to divert resources from retirees and pensioners.
Supported by a habeas corpus granted by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Thaisa used the right not to answer questions that could lead her to self-incrimination. Her lawyer, Izabella Hernandez Borges, clarified that Thaisa would not accept the commitment to tell the truth because she was being investigated, including because a request for preventive detention had been made.
INSS Bald
The suspect moved at least R$18 million from the scheme. Investigations indicate that most of the resources were paid by lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as INSS Baldwhich would have generated R$2 billion in fraud.
Antonio Carlos Camilo Antunes (Careca from INSS) would have generated R$ 2 billion in fraud – Linkedin/Reproduction
Thaisa’s companies – Curitiba Consultoria and Centro Médico Vitacare – received from INSS Bald almost R$11 million. Another company belonging to the deponent, THJ Consultoria, received R$3.5 million from another nucleus of the scheme based in Sergipe, according to the rapporteur, Alfredo Gaspar (União-AL).
The parliamentarian indicated that the fraud consisted of falsifying authorization from elderly people to become monthly payers for services provided by certain associations and unions. Agreements with the INSS were used irregularly to automatically deduct monthly pension payments.
“It is a shame that you leave this CPMI as a money launderer for retirees and pensioners. You missed a great opportunity to show that you did not receive bribes for your husband, as INSS attorney general,” stated the rapporteur.
Payment
In one of the few responses, Thaisa Jonasson said she received the money from three companies in the Bald from INSS as payment for medical opinion services. An endocrinologist, the convener stated that she will provide the commission with documents proving the services provided from 2022 onwards.
“I’ll give you an example: if the patient knows one of the causes of osteoporosis, such as low muscle mass, I can treat this elderly person with adequate diet and physical exercise. My objective is to provide this information in much more detail so that the elderly person can have quality of life”, he explained.
The CPMI rapporteur pointed to a report that accuses Thaisa and her husband of negotiating a R$28 million property in Santa Catarina. Gaspar also cited reports that Virgílio de Oliveira Filho had bought a car porscheamong other luxury vehicles, after the launch of Operation Without Discount, in April 2025. The values are incompatible with Ribeiro’s position as a public servant, the deputy assessed.
Property in Camboriú
For the president of CPMI, Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG), the deponent was well instructed by the defense.
“She has the right to remain silent, but the facts in themselves reveal the situation: her husband is an INSS attorney and buys one of the properties for 28 million at one of the most expensive addresses in Balneário Camboriú,” he said.
This Thursday afternoon, in Brasília, CPMI will hear the testimony of Thaisa’s companion, the former INSS attorney general, Virgílio Oliveira Filho. The investigations indicate that Oliveira Filho, removed from office by court decision in April, would have received R$11.9 million from companies linked to associations investigated for irregular discounts on social security benefits.
* With information from Agência Senado
