BRASILIA, 23 Feb. Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and former Social Security Minister Amir Lando have been sued for sending 10.6 million cards containing propaganda to pensioners in 2004. The Federal Public Ministry (MPF) are accused of a crime of "administrative misconduct" and warns that its assets could be frozen to replace the 9.5 billion reais (4.15 billion euros) that the operation cost.
The letters offered to the recipients the granting of credit "with low interest" on behalf of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and Dataprev - the company responsible for managing the data of this body - although later found that neither public companies participated in the issuance of these documents.
The prosecution suspects that the purpose of these letters was to promote and encourage the Government to the Bank BMG, as they were sent immediately after it reached an agreement with the INSS for granting such loans, making it the only financial institution to this faculty throughout the country.
"The economic problems of Social Security in the public domain, so it's strange to fund sending millions of letters whose content does not correlate with the priorities of the institution," said prosecutor Luciana Loureiro Oliveira while reading the statement released by the MPF, collected by the Agency of Brazil.
In this context, the judge warned that Lula and Lando goods could be locked to secure the return of the money to the coffers of the INSS, and both could be barred from the public, if it is found that it was a fraudulent transaction. As indicated by the agency, the former president has not yet declared their position, as it is back home following a visit to Guinea Conakry, while the former minister has refused comment. 
The letters offered to the recipients the granting of credit "with low interest" on behalf of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and Dataprev - the company responsible for managing the data of this body - although later found that neither public companies participated in the issuance of these documents.
The prosecution suspects that the purpose of these letters was to promote and encourage the Government to the Bank BMG, as they were sent immediately after it reached an agreement with the INSS for granting such loans, making it the only financial institution to this faculty throughout the country.
"The economic problems of Social Security in the public domain, so it's strange to fund sending millions of letters whose content does not correlate with the priorities of the institution," said prosecutor Luciana Loureiro Oliveira while reading the statement released by the MPF, collected by the Agency of Brazil.
In this context, the judge warned that Lula and Lando goods could be locked to secure the return of the money to the coffers of the INSS, and both could be barred from the public, if it is found that it was a fraudulent transaction. As indicated by the agency, the former president has not yet declared their position, as it is back home following a visit to Guinea Conakry, while the former minister has refused comment.
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