Senator Seeks CPMI Summons of STM Minister Over R$700,000 Payment Linked to INSS Probe

Overview

• Senator Magno Malta filed a request for the INSS CPMI to summon Minister Verônica Abdalla Sterman to explain payments received before she joined the Superior Military Court.
• Financial intelligence reports cite a R$700,000 transfer from ACX ITC to her former law firm, a transaction first reported publicly by Metrópoles.
• The Federal Police have described ACX as a vehicle used to impede tracing of large sums in the broader INSS investigations, a point Malta says warrants sworn clarification.
• Sterman says the money corresponded to fees for three legal opinions and that she was unaware of any link between the company and Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as the Careca do INSS.
• The CPMI still needs to vote on the summons request, and the committee is expected to resume meetings only after the congressional recess in February or March.