CPMI sees confusion between Zé Trovão and the lawyer for "Careca do INSS" (video)
The vice-president of the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission, Deputy Duarte Jr., had to call in the Legislative Police to calm things down.
247 - The Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPMI) into the National Social Security Institute (INSS) was interrupted this Thursday (September 25th) after a commotion involving parliamentarians and the defense lawyer of lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, known as "Careca do INSS". According to the MetropolisThe incident occurred right at the beginning of the hearing, when Antunes refused to answer questions from the rapporteur, Deputy Alfredo Gaspar (União-AL), who called him a "bandit" during his speech.
Judge calls witness a "bandit"
Gaspar's statement generated an immediate reaction: "The perpetrator of the biggest robbery of retirees and pensioners in the history of Brazil is present here," the congressman stated. Lawyer Cleber Lopes became agitated in defense of his client, starting the commotion.
Verbal confrontation
At the height of the tension, federal deputy Zé Trovão (PL-SC) stood up against the lawyer and shouted: “Shut up, you have no right to speak.” The vice-president of the CPMI, Duarte Jr. (PSD-MA), suspended the session and called the Legislative Police to calm things down.
The session resumed, but the witness remained silent.
Despite the intervention, Antunes remained silent and did not answer the rapporteur's questions. He even moved away from the microphone, while Congressman Paulo Pimenta (PT-RS) tried to negotiate with the defense so that the hearing could proceed at a calmer pace.
INSS Scandal: Origin and Impacts
The case became public after reports published by Metrópoles in December 2023 revealed fraud in associations linked to retirees. These entities collected approximately R$ 2 billion in one year through suspicious membership fees, resulting in thousands of lawsuits.
The allegations led to Operation No Discount, launched in April by the Federal Police, which culminated in the dismissals of the then president of INSS, Alessandro Stefanutto, and the former Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi.
