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Brazil's INSS Fraud Inquiry Approves 393 Measures, Requests Two Preventive Arrests

The mixed congressional committee is expanding subpoenas to public bodies and banks to trace unauthorized payroll deductions.

Overview

  • The CPMI approved 393 items that include information requests, witness confrontations and petitions to freeze assets of those under investigation.
  • Lawmakers asked for the preventive detention of AAPB president Cecília Rodrigues Mota and businessman João Carlos Camargo Júnior.
  • Due to lack of consensus, 86 requests were withdrawn for nominal votes next week, including the contentious proposal to compel the attorney general to appear.
  • The panel heard accountant Mauro Palombo Concílio and confirmed summons for executive secretary Adroaldo da Cunha Portal, leaders of an association flagged in probes, and representatives linked to Vita Care and Total Health.
  • The Social Security Ministry reports R$ 2.56 billion reimbursed to about 3.75 million beneficiaries, with 4.84 million records eligible and claims accepted through February 14, 2026 via Meu INSS, phone 135 and Correios.