Social security minister latest to quit in major pensions fraud scandal

Carlos Lupi, a Brazilian social security minister, resigned on the 9th after the police announced a major corruption case in which the pensioner (829m) pensioners were cheated.

The Federal Police has claimed that the National Social Security Institute (INSS) has deducted payments to millions of pensioners.

This money was paid to several associations and unions, and as a result, he shared income with corrupt government officials.

Luffy has always denied any faults and said he ordered an investigation as soon as he heard about the charges.

When Luffy announced his resignation, X wrote in X, “I’m making this decision with certainty that my name is not mentioned.”

“I strictly harms those who work with their positions, identifying and punished people who follow their natural processes, use their positions,” he wrote.

No operation discount (SEM Death Ponto In Portuguese), we saw 211 search warrants issued by 700 federal agents throughout Brazil. The Federal Police revealed in the statement..

More than $ 170 million assets have been seized, including luxury cars, jewelry and more than $ 200,000 cash.

The fraud was registered as a member of the retirement association without consent, but as a result, there was a regular deduction in the benefit of the member.

The police said the system aimed at the poorest areas in countries where pensioners could not recognize fraud or complain.

The Federal Police said last week, the head of INSS resigned last week, and six officials were removed from their positions, the Federal Police said.

Investigators are focusing on more than 6 billion people in 2019-2024, but how many of them are illegally unclear.

Débora Floriano, the budget and financial director of INSS, said that the task force will be established to return the missing money. But at this stage, we are still trying to determine the size of the scam.

Carlos Lupi was the second person of the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government president, less than a month later.

In early April, JUSCELINO Filho Communication Minister resigned after being accused of bribes in 2022.

Lula himself spent 1.5 years in jail in 2018-2019, but later convicted.