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Federal Police Launch New Round of INSS Fraud Raids Targeting Sindnapi

An STF decision allowed the union’s president to remain silent before the CPMI.

Overview

  • With STF authorization, the PF and CGU executed 66 search-and-seizure warrants across eight states and the Federal District in a new phase of Operation Sem Desconto.
  • Targets included the Sindnapi and its president, Milton Baptista de Souza Filho, who appeared before the INSS CPMI and invoked a habeas corpus from Justice Flávio Dino to decline answering questions.
  • Lawmakers approved bank and tax secrecy breaks for Milton, his wife Daugliesi Giacomasi Souza, and former Sindnapi president João Batista Inocentini, and requested Coaf intelligence reports on their finances.
  • By 17–13, the CPMI voted down proposed secrecy breaks for attorney Paulo Boudens, even as members cited PF material about transfers tied to entities linked to the scheme.
  • Authorities estimate losses above R$6 billion since 2019; Dataprev records show Sindnapi received about R$507.5 million from 2020 to 2025, and Coaf data cited in the CPMI indicate roughly R$1.2 billion in transactions, including R$6.5 million in cash.