INSS Fraud CPMI Uses Live Phone Call to Elicit Testimony Linking Flights to Conafer, ITT and Pettersen

Overview

• Relator Alfredo Gaspar asked pilot Henrique Galvão to dial fellow pilot Leandro Almeida during the session to avoid a formal summons, with the viva-voce call broadcast for about seven minutes.
• Almeida stated on the call that the aircraft operated by Galvão was at Conafer’s disposal and that the confederation handled pilot payments.
• Almeida also said he flew for Deputy Euclydes Pettersen in another plane later sold to Vinícius Ramos, president of the Instituto Terra e Trabalho (ITT).
• The commission records indicate the aircraft used by the pilots belonged to ITT, which investigators report is linked to Conafer in the suspected benefits-deduction scheme.
• Galvão denied knowledge of illicit activity, while Deputy Duarte Jr. underscored pilots’ objective responsibility and Gaspar noted the possibility of summoning Pettersen after R$ 2.5 million in amendments to ITT.