Overview

• The mixed congressional inquiry will hear ex-INSS president Alessandro Stefanutto and former benefits director André Paulo Félix Fidelis on Monday at 16:00.
• The hearing follows Operation Sem Desconto by the Federal Police and CGU, which identified unauthorized associative fee deductions estimated at about R$6 billion.
• Committee president Carlos Viana alleges serious managerial omissions and says a parallel, unapproved biometric system under their tenure enabled improper discounts and violated data-protection and internal-control norms.
• Reporting highlights a developing suspicion that Fidelis’s son, attorney Eric Douglas Martins Fidelis, received bribes on his father’s behalf from entities involved in the scheme.
• Stefanutto’s summons was requested by senators Eduardo Girão, Fabiano Contarato, Izalci Lucas and Rogério Marinho, signaling cross-party pressure for accountability.