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Recipients who received emergency aid improperly will be able to close an agreement with the government to return the funds and be free of penalties.
The agreements in case of irregularity comply with the recommendations of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), which works to prevent fraud in the payment of emergency aid. The execution of these agreements and the issuance of a guide for the return of resources will be in charge of the Ministry of Citizenship.
At the end of the benefits payment schedule, scheduled for December this year, the ministry will take stock of the fraud and start the collection process, which will include interest and a penalty of 100% of the amount received in error. Based on the information, the IRS will be responsible for matching the information in the database and identifying the debtors.
According to data from the ministry, 140,300 people have already returned R $ 145 million to the government. However, based on TCU, the values may be higher. According to preliminary data, the loss could reach R $ 42 billion.
Extended emergency help
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President Jair Bolsonaro announced the extension of the emergency aid for four months in the amount of R $ 300. The extension of the aid was made official through a provisional measure and will now have to be approved by deputies and senators in the National Congress.
“It is not enough for all needs, but basically it does. The amount just defined is just over 50% of the value of Bolsa Família. So, we decided here, even taking into account the economy on fiscal responsibility, to set it at R $ 300, “said Bolsonaro.
This year, the Executive deposited five installments of R $ 600 for the beneficiaries of the aid, with the aim of helping Brazilians with low income, informal, MEI, self-employed and unemployed.
President Jair Bolsonaro had already reported on the reduction in the amount of the benefit and argues that, if the amount may seem small to Brazilians affected by the pandemic, “it is a lot for those who pay, in this case, Brazil.”
The Ministry of Citizenship is expected to publish the new payment schedule for the additional benefit installments later this week.
