Overview

• The mixed congressional committee set hearings for Monday at 4 p.m. in Brasília to question ex-ABCB president Felipe Macedo Gomes as an investigated party and former CNPS member Tonia Andrea Inocentini Galleti as a witness.
• Senators cite findings from the Federal Police and the federal audit office indicating Gomes as a possible operator linked to improper deductions from retirees and pensioners.
• Parliamentary requests say the suspected scheme surpassed R$1.1 billion and leveraged INSS accords with associations, with Amar Brasil authorized to deduct up to 2.5% from benefits.
• Galleti is expected to describe warnings she says she delivered to then minister Carlos Lupi in January 2023 and the blocking of her attempts to tighten rules for Acordos de Cooperação Técnica.
• The inquiry is probing tactics flagged by Operação Sem Desconto, including so‑called parallel biometrics and illicit data capture, to link operational crimes to potential regulatory and political omissions.