Brazil · Politics
Key Facts
—The ruling the TCU issued Acordao 451/2025-Plenario on 26 February 2025, giving the INSS 180 days to correct improper BPC payments.
—The estimate auditors reckoned about 6.3% of beneficiaries had family income above the legal limit, an improper cost of roughly R$5 billion (about US$930 million) a year.
—The narrow order the 180-day deadline centers on 6,701 cases where the BPC was drawn alongside another benefit, worth about R$113.5 million (about US$21 million) a year.
