Social Secretary Carlos Lobby said that the National Social Security Institute (INSS) should not be the intermediate relations between associations and retirees, such as the discounts on advantages. The statement was made on Tuesday (29) in a hearing in the House of Representatives Committee.
He said: “I am against INSS to get a discount. I think I should not have a discount for anyone. I think institutions should understand their customers and take direct fees. If it is not so, it will not take a long time, because the amount cannot be controlled, Brazil is huge, it will happen again.”
LUPI was invited to participate in the session in front of the Federal Police (PF) and the Federation’s Financial Observer (CGU) that provokes the process without a discount, which aims to unnecessary discounts for the interest of Inss.
The interconnected monthly fees are a retirement contribution, or retirees or people of a certain professional category who pushed periodically to be part of a non -profit association, union, or class entity that represents the interests of its members.
According to the investigation, fraud consisted of irregular charges of retirees and retirees over the years. Which may lead to a deviation of more than $ 6 billion.
Data from INSS itself reveals that the extracted values have grown in recent years:
- In 2016, $ 413 million was deducted;
- In 2017, $ 460 million;
- In 2018, $ 617 million;
- In 2019, 604 million rupees;
- By 2020, the value decreased to $ 510 million;
- In 2021, $ 536 million;
- In 2022, $ 706 million;
- In 2023, $ 1.2 billion;
- Last year, $ 2.8 billion.
At the session, Lobby assessed the federal government’s actions to combat fraud on the advantages of social security. According to him, within two years, the results of the new fraud against social security began.
“Complete and imposed 171 cases of investigation, always in partnership with the Federal Police. 207 new police inquiries. All this is in joint procedures. In a joint procedure with the courts we were able to obtain, he said 125 and 88 RH Flagrant.
The minister also stated that all discounts are suspended until the police investigation and CGU investigate.
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About the appointment of Alessandro Stefanoto, who was launched from the position of President of Insus, Lobby confirmed that he was responsible for appointment. Those who met him during the work of the government transition committee in 2022.
“I met him from this. He is a public prosecutor, and he was a legal advisor to Minister Eduardo Campus. I have seen this preparation,” he said.