According to a survey, there were around 238 “fictitious deaths”.
Summary
The Brazilian army spent more than R$20 million each year to pay pensions to “fictitious deaths,” soldiers expelled from the company due to convictions in the judiciary. According to the list, there are 38 officers and 200 enlisted men in this category. Of these, nine are colonels.
OR Brazilian army he spent every year more than R$20 million in pension payments for “fictitious deaths”, military personnel expelled from the company for convictions in the Judiciary. About 310 family members of officers and enlisted men who lost rank and rank after committing crimes or serious misdemeanors whose sentences amount to more than two years in prison will receive the amount.
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The term was used after law 3,765 of 1960, which established that soldiers expelled from the Force do not lose the right to a military pension, but since the payment cannot be transferred directly to them, family members acquire the right to receive the salary.
According to a list obtained through the Access to Information Law by “Fiquem Sabendo”, a non-profit organization specializing in public transparency, and subsequently published by the newspaper “A Folha de São Paulo”, there are 38 officers and 200 enlisted in this category. Of these, nine are colonels.
According to data released, in 2023 alone, spending on these pensions reached R$25.7 billion. In total, the Navy and Air Force pay pensions to more than 300 family members of expelled military personnel.
In 2019, careers in the Armed Forces underwent a restructuring providing for the increase in the benefit from 7.5% to 10.5% in the payroll deduction and the definition that the beneficiary will also have to pay the compensation while receiving its value.
In addition to defining that the beneficiary will not receive the entire salary of the “fictitious dead” soldier, if he has not completed the minimum period of service. However, reducing costs is a topic that the government and the Federal Audit Office have debated in recent months.
Source: Terra
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