Overview
- During Thursday’s CPMI do INSS hearing, deputy Marcel van Hattem repeatedly yelled that senator Soraya Thronicke "só defende vagabundo" after she exceeded her speaking time and challenged the chair’s enforcement.
- The session centered on testimony from Eric Fidelis, an attorney and son of former INSS director André Fidelis, who refused to answer most questions under protection of a Supreme Court habeas corpus.
- Congressman complaints escalated as Soraya referenced reactions to her past remarks about lawyers for defendants in the January 8 cases, drawing fresh criticism from deputy Bia Kicis.
- Commission president Carlos Viana interrupted to restore order and declined to suspend proceedings, allowing the hearing to continue despite the confrontation.
- Investigators signaled continued interest in alleged illegal discounts on pensions and retirements and in potential links between André Fidelis and Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as "Careca do INSS."