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Onyx Lorenzoni Testifies in INSS Inquiry as Panel Seeks Preventive Arrests of Suspects

Lawmakers advanced the probe by approving detention requests to signal a turn toward judicial action.

Bate-boca entre deputados e Onyx Lorenzoni tumultua sessão da CPMI
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Overview

  • Lorenzoni told the CPMI he does not know Felipe Macedo Gomes, who donated R$60,000 to his 2022 campaign, and said he would return any questionable funds.
  • He argued that ministers have no discretionary power over INSS cooperation agreements and emphasized the institute’s autonomous status.
  • The CPMI approved requests for preventive detention of Felipe Macedo Gomes, Rubens Oliveira Costa, Domingos Sávio de Castro, Vinícius Ramos da Cruz, and Silas Vaz, along with measures such as passport seizure.
  • Members also approved a face-to-face confrontation between Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as the “Careca do INSS,” and lawyer Eli Cohen.
  • Rapporteur Alfredo Gaspar said Lorenzoni’s account will be tested against documents as the commission expands testimony to former ministers and INSS leaders dating back to 2015.