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Ex-INSS Director André Fidelis Arrested During Son’s CPMI Hearing

The new phase of Operation Sem Desconto focuses on alleged improper INSS discounts linked to suspicious transfers.

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Overview

  • CPMI relator Alfredo Gaspar informed lawyer Eric Fidelis during his testimony that his father had just been detained by the Federal Police and taken to PF headquarters.
  • Eric appeared with a habeas corpus granted by Supreme Court Minister Luís Fux, invoked his right to remain silent, and declined to take the legal oath.
  • Investigators allege André Fidelis authorized discount arrangements that allowed five associations to collect R$142 million in 2024.
  • Federal Police reports cited by the CPMI say Eric received R$5.1 million from suspected intermediaries and moved R$10.4 million between 2023 and 2024.
  • This enforcement phase of Sem Desconto also targeted ex-INSS president Alessandro Stefanutto, who was arrested, and Maranhão state deputy Edson Araújo, who was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, by decision of Minister André Mendonça.