The government-allied base presented an alternative report in the INSS CPMI on Friday (March 27), seeking indictment of 130 people, including former president Jair Bolsonaro and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), for billion-dollar pension frauds. The document counters the official report by relator Alfredo Gaspar (União Brasil-AL), which calls for indicting 216 names, including President Lula's son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva (Lulinha). Voting is due by Saturday (March 28).
In the CPMI do INSS, set up to probe undue pension discounts uncovered by Metrópoles reports since December 2023, relator Alfredo Gaspar presented his final report on Friday (March 27), seeking indictment of 216 people. Targets include two former Previdência ministers, one senator, three federal deputies and one state deputy, plus Lulinha, allegedly linked to lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, the 'Careca do INSS'.
In response, the government base, led by Deputy Paulo Pimenta (PT-RS), released an alternative report requesting indictment of Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio Bolsonaro, and 129 others for a scheme affecting about 5 million retirees and pensioners. It lists Daniel Vorcaro, Banco Master owner, and Antunes as operator. Pimenta claimed a 'direct connection' between INSS frauds, Banco Master, and the Bolsonaro government, dubbing it 'BolsoMaster'. 'Jair Messias Bolsonaro is the head of the criminal organization,' the deputy said.
Flávio Bolsonaro responded via statement, calling the report a 'desperate' bid to divert attention from Lula and Lulinha. The government base rallied allies to reject Gaspar's report and approve the alternative, urging presence in Brasília until Saturday. The government sacked Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro so he could take a commission seat, replacing bolsonarista Margareth Buzetti.
The alternative report also cites oversight failures by former Central Bank president Roberto Campos Neto on Banco Master. After STF overturned an extension injunction, the CPMI must vote by March 28.
