CPMI Questions Igor Delecrode in INSS Fee Probe as STF Writ Shields Him From Answers

Overview

• Igor Dias Delecrode appeared before the INSS CPMI and invoked his right to remain silent on questions that could lead to self-incrimination.
• The panel’s rapporteur, Alfredo Gaspar, publicly alleged that Delecrode structured a criminal operation and served as its technological hub, citing ties to biometric validation services and companies such as Power-Bi.
• Lawmakers are examining four linked associations — AASAP, Amar Brasil, Master Prev and ANDAPP — alleged to have collected about R$700 million in unauthorized monthly fees, while Gaspar has asserted total diversions could reach R$1.4 billion.
• The commission has recently approved requests for preventive detentions, scheduled a face-off between “Careca do INSS” and lawyer Eli Cohen, and previously registered in-flagrante arrests tied to the Federal Police’s Operation Sem Desconto.
• Gaspar criticized STF habeas corpus rulings for witnesses and accused fellow lawmakers of shielding figures he links to roughly R$10 million, urging disclosure of Senate visit records related to “Careca do INSS.”