Initially scheduled for Thursday (5), the testimony of the owner of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro, to the INSS CPMI will take place after Carnival. In an interview with the press this Tuesday (3), the president of the CPMI, Senator Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG), informed that the testimony was rescheduled for the 26th after a request from Vorcaro’s lawyers.
But the senator warned that if the banker does not appear, he could be forcibly brought in. Vorcaro is being investigated by the Federal Police for fraud at Banco Master.
Viana highlighted that the person summoned will have to “explain the 250,000 payroll loan contracts that Banco Master had in its portfolio, which were suspended by the INSS (Brazilian National Social Security Institute) due to a lack of documentation guaranteeing the effectiveness and consent of the retirees.”
Because he is under house arrest, Vorcaro will have to be transported to Brasília in the custody of the Federal Police. The senator stressed that all constitutional rights against self-incrimination, legal representation, and dignified treatment will be guaranteed.
Testimony upheld
The testimony of the president of INSS, Gilberto Waller Júnior, is still scheduled for this Thursday, in a meeting that begins at 9 am.
Viana said that Gilberto will have to explain the measures adopted by the agency during his tenure, evaluate the effectiveness of the internal controls implemented, and identify administrative responsibilities within the scope of the current management.
You have the body.
The senator lamented the Supreme Federal Court’s (STF) upholding of the habeas corpus, which prevents businessman Maurício Camisotti from testifying before the committee.
Camisotti, an entrepreneur from the Total Health group, was summoned after eight requests to that effect were submitted, including one from the president of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry himself. According to Viana, the businessman should be heard “due to his involvement in serious fraud and money laundering schemes.”
Camisotti is identified as a silent partner in the Association of Mutual Retirees for Collective Benefits (Ambec), which collected R$ 178 million between 2019 and 2024 through improper deductions from the payroll of retirees and pensioners. The Comptroller General of the Union verified that many of those affected were unaware that they were affiliated with this association.
Toffoli and the extension
Viana also reported that Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli agreed to the return of the material that had already been examined by the commission, but only after the Federal Police investigations.
Furthermore, the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Inquiry Commission announced that he will meet next week with the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, to discuss extending the commission’s work for another 60 days.
