Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole $1 billion from retirees

Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole $1 billion from retirees

Brazil’s federal police say they are investigating a scheme that diverted over 6 billion reais — or about $1 billion — from pensions paid by the National Social Security Institute.

The Federal Police (PF) and the General Controller of the Union (CGU) carried out an operation against a system of fraud at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) on Wednesday (23). According to the investigation, the suspects charged pensioners and pensioners with irregular monthly fees and deducted them from their benefits without their authorisation. [...] The post Brazil: Billion Fraud at the National Institute of Social Security f…

By Cleber Lourenço The Federal Police and the Office of the Comptroller General launched Operation Sem Desconto on Wednesday (23) to dismantle a scheme of illegal discounts on retirement benefits and pensions paid by the INSS. The information is contained in an official presentation by the federal government to which the report had access. The document details that unions and […]

The Federal Court ordered the removal of the president of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), Alessandro Stefanutto, one of the targets of the operation launched by the Federal Police (PF) and the Federal Comptroller General's Office (CGU) this Wednesday morning (23). Called Operation Without Discount, the action mobilized around 700 federal police officers and 80 CGU employees to investigate an alleged criminal discount scheme for re…

The president of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), Alessandro Stefanutto (photo), was removed from office as part of the Operation Without Discount, launched this Wednesday, the 23rd, by the Federal Comptroller General (CGU) and the Federal Police (PF) to investigate fraud in the entity. More information in a moment. The post President of the INSS is removed in the midst of the PF operation appeared first on The Antagonist.

PF lawsuit in partnership with the CGU investigates fraud of R$ 6.3 billion on benefits for retirees and pensioners between 2019 and 2024