Justice authorizes billions in delayed INSS payments to Brazilians
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The Council of the Federal Justice in Brazil released 3.22 billion reais (approximately 637 million US dollars) in payment orders to 278,063 people who won lawsuits against the federal government.
Most of this money, 2.68 billion reais, will cover cases involving the INSS, Brazil’s social security system, and related benefits. These payments address values the government should have already paid to citizens, but either denied or underpaid.
However, simply having been denied a benefit by the INSS does not guarantee payment. Individuals must have successfully sued the government and received a valid payment order included in this release. The money will not go directly into recipients’ usual bank accounts. Instead, the Federal Regional Courts will receive the funds from the Council and deposit them into individual accounts opened at Banco do Brasil or Caixa Econômica Federal.
People can check payment availability through the Federal Justice system using their case number or CPF, Brazil’s equivalent of a social security number.
