Lula will not receive R $ 35,000 due to resignation under political amnesty

It is not true that former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) receives a political amnesty pension of R $ 35,650.88 a month, according to the networks (Look here). The image of the excerpt presented in the publications does not match the information in the INSS (National Institute of Social Security) database, according to the agency itself, and PT advisers reported that its benefit is currently R $ 10,300 a month.

This deceptive content garnered at least 50,000 Facebook shares this Wednesday (17).

Lula receives R $ 35,650.88 per month of INSS retirement as a political amnesty.

The information contained in the alleged extract from the resignation under the political amnesty of former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva (PT), which was published in social media posts, is untrue. to the facts confirmed that it is not true that he received an allowance of R $ 35,650.88 in November 2017.

INSS (National Institute of Social Security) he said who are unable to communicate value or benefit data as they are personal and protected by the principle of confidentiality, but have emphasized that “the submitted statement [nas postagens checadas] contains information that does not match what is in our database, including in relation to the amount. “

Lula’s advice informed that in 2017 – the year the alleged statement was published – the monthly pension amount was BRL 8,902.04. Today this benefit amounts to R $ 10,354.22.

No IRPF Statement (Personal Income Tax) for the 2017 calendar year, you can check if PT 115,423.88 BRL has received this year, which is approximately BRL 8.9 thousand per month (including the thirteenth). to the facts also found that in the years 2018 Nov., Dec 2019 e 2020 g., the former president received values ​​close to 2017.

In addition, there is a box in the generic image that indicates how much of the benefit is withheld for income tax purposes. However, this information is not included in the reports issued by INSS for this type of benefit because the amnesty is tax exempt.

Amnesty… Lula receives permission from INSS for an exceptional amnesty pension specified in the category BECAME (Advantage of specific legislation) which came into force since Amnesty Act 1979… He was eligible for benefits, since he was not allowed to engage in professional activities solely for political reasons – in 1980, during the military dictatorship, he was deprived of the right to engage in professional activities. disadvantaged Presidency of the Union of Metallurgists of São Bernardo do Campo (JV).

V 1993 yearThe then Ministry of Labor, now the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, granted Lulu a political amnesty for the loss of his union rights. Based on this amnesty, the PT member applied to leave the INSS, which was retroactively approved by October 5, 1988. considered legal MPF (Federal Ministry of State) in 2009.

O Boatos.org checked out similar misinformation circulated in 2017.

References:

1. Federal revenues (sources 1, 2, 3 e 4)
2. Federal government (Sources 1 e 2)
3. SP sheet
4. Escobar’s attorneys
5. Conjur

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