The benefits of Fernanda Montenegroreferring to the retirement and death pension left by her husband, also actor Fernando Montenegro, were cut by the INSS between the years 2019 and 2022.
And the reason, informed by the National Social Security Institute, was because the actress nominated for an Oscar in 1998 for the film Central Brazil was not able to confirm the so-called “proof of life” procedure during this period – which included the Covid-19 pandemic from 2020 onwards.
Fernanda Montenegro remained from 2019 to 2022 without receiving INSS benefits Photograph: Wilton junior/Estadão
The story gained traction on social media throughout the week precisely because of the public figure of the actress, who was very active during the period in which she was without benefits – in fact, in 2021, she was elected immortal by the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
O Estadão contacted the INSS, which justified the action in a note reproduced below.
“The benefits (retirement and death pension) of actress Fernanda Montenegro were terminated by the INSS in 2019 due to the lack of proof of life. At the time, the procedure was still required of policyholders. Since 2023, proof of life has been carried out by crossing policyholder data with the government’s registration information, mainly biometric. Until the end of this year, no payment suspensions will be carried out.”
Proof of life, abolished in 2023, required the beneficiary to go to the bank branch where the benefit was paid, in the month of the birthday, annually. Since 2023, however, it has been up to the institute to gather information with other government data to confirm who is alive.
O Estadão tried to contact Fernanda Montenegro, but received no response. The space remains open.
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