PF says that Careca from INSS was the hidden owner of an entity suspected of undue discounts
The Federal Police claim that businessman Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as the “Careca do INSS”, would be the “de facto owner” of a fishermen’s entity responsible for undue discounts on pensions, the Brazilian Confederation of Fisheries and Aquaculture Workers (CBPA).
The information emerged in the fifth phase of Operation Without Discount, launched last Thursday, the 18th, to deepen investigations into pension diversion from the National Social Security Institute (INSS). The businessman’s defense stated that he would not speak out because he did not have access to the records.
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According to investigations, CBPA raised R$99 million from undue discounts and had significant growth from 2023 onwards.
The PF claims that Antônio Camilo and two other allies, who were also targets of the investigation, were the “de facto owners” of this confederation of fishermen.
“The evidence gathered in the investigation clearly and consistently demonstrates that GABRIEL NEGREIROS, ANTONIO CAMILO and TIAGO SCHETTINI act as de facto owners of the Brazilian Confederation of Fisheries and Aquaculture Workers (CBPA)”, says the PF.
The investigation detected that CBPA transferred resources to a company in Antunes with the aim of diverting resources from retirees.
Negreiros and Schettini’s defenses could not be reached for comment. They were the targets of arrest warrants issued by the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) André Mendonça in the last phase of the operation.
No Discount Operation
Operação Sem Desconto investigates a scheme of undue discounts on INSS pensions, carried out by associations without the consent of the beneficiaries. The amounts collected would supply the coffers of these entities and would have been diverted to the leaders of the scheme and others under investigation.
The new phase of the operation was authorized by Mendonça and provided for the execution of 16 preventive arrest warrants and 52 search and seizure warrants in the Federal District, São Paulo, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Minas Gerais and Maranhão. The crimes investigated include entering false data into official systems, criminal organization, social security fraud and property dilapidation.
