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The New Law Proposed by Tebet and Haddad Aims to Review 800,000 INSS Benefits, Which Could Result in the Suspension of the BRL 1,412 Aid for Thousands of Retirees. Understand How This Initiative Will Work and What Criteria May Impact Beneficiaries.
The National Institute of Social Security (INSS) is one of the most important pillars of the Federal Government, responsible for ensuring the payment of pensions and various benefits for millions of Brazilians, whether retired due to disability, age, length of contribution, among others. However, a new law proposed by Ministers Simone Tebet and Fernando Haddad could directly impact these benefits, with potential cuts that worry many insured individuals. Understand what is at stake and how this new legislation may affect INSS beneficiaries.
Tebet and Haddad’s Law Could Cut BRL 10 Billion in INSS Benefits
Recently, a review has been affecting INSS benefits granted by the Government for retirees, such as the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC) and aids. The big reality is that, at the moment, the Ministry of Planning, Simone Tebet, seeks to review spending, and the Ministry of Finance, Fernando Haddad, is trying to eliminate the public deficit while the government agency prepares a package of measures to generate savings of at least BRL 10 billion in 2024.
The government has also, on several occasions, proposed provisional measures or bills aimed at optimizing the resources of Social Security, such as the MP 871/2019 (which became the Law 13,846/2019), focused on combating pension fraud.
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It is worth mentioning that, the information comes from the president of the institution, Alessandro Stefanutto, in an interview with O GLOBO. Among the INSS benefits targeted by the new law from Tebet and Haddad are sickness aid, the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC), and the fishing insurance, aimed at artisanal fishermen.
Also part of the list is the expansion of the called Atestmed, which allows obtaining sickness aid for absences of up to 180 days based on a certificate without the need for a medical examination, and the appointment of civil servants through public competitions.
The Atestmed, which began last year, has enormous potential to address one of the bottlenecks of INSS, which is the medical examination. Half of the projected savings in 2024 should come from this mechanism, which allows for reducing expenses with retroactive payments.
Spending on INSS Benefits Reaches BRL 1 Trillion
In all cases, the president of INSS hopes that the review to filter retirees will be “surgical” and focus mainly on benefits with suspected irregularities or fraud detected by the system.
Given the irregularities, Minister Simone Tebet, along with Haddad, stated that the federal government’s desire is to conduct a review of frauds and errors in INSS benefits for retirees. She pointed out a “significant jump” in beneficiaries in 2021 and 2022, causing the benefits paid to reach BRL 1 trillion.
Theoretically, the expectation of the new Law by Tebet and Haddad is about the desire to reduce the Federal Government’s spending and put an end to frauds, thus ensuring benefits for those who truly need them.
It is worth noting that the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC), provided for in the Organic Law of Social Assistance (Loas), guarantees a minimum wage per month, currently BRL 1,412, to elderly individuals aged 65 or older or to persons with disabilities of any age.
Over 45,000 INSS Benefits for Retirees Have Been Canceled
The Minister of Social Security, Carlos Lupi, states that the new law from Tebet and Haddad regarding temporary benefits, especially in sickness aid, has already identified the improper payment of 45,000 individuals. According to him, this number represents 45% of the total aids that underwent review.
According to Lupi, the most common cases are of people who recover their ability to work but continue receiving aid.
There is a considerable number of beneficiaries who return to the job market and do not inform INSS. The review of benefits started just over a month ago. About 100,000 payments have already been analyzed, and another 800,000 should be reviewed by the end of the year.
