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05/04/2013
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Goal is to prevent policyholders with benefit claims rejected recourse to justice
BY MAX LEONE
Rio - Policyholders INSS earning up to R$ 1,637 per month, and are exempt from Income Tax at source will have the opportunity to enter into the agreement without court against the INSS. Yesterday, the Public Defender Union (DPU) signed a cooperation agreement with the Institute for intermediate administrative appeals of questions of policyholders who do not agree with denials posts made by Social Security.
Haman Cordoba, chief defender of DPU | Photo: ABr
An insured who has denied a request for benefit, for example, should seek the DPU, which will forward the negotiation with the Federal Attorney Specialized Chambers and the INSS and joints Security Appeals to prevent cases reach the federal courts.
"The idea is to avoid the delay of years of debate and reduce the number of lawsuits against the INSS. The attorney will evaluate the thesis is no possibility of agreement, "said Córdova Haman, chief defender of DPU.
The agreement, according to Córdova, effective immediately, is the commitment of the INSS in revisiting issues that, in most cases, many years are being processed in court. Only in cases of a final refusal is that the insured may go to court to challenge the decision.
Services are provided free of IR
The Public Defender Union provides services to all persons with family income less than the exemption limit of income tax, currently R$ 1,637.11.
But if the limit is exceeded, the free service will be offered to those who demonstrate extraordinary expenses, such as drug costs and special power, which is the case for most of the INSS retirees.
In Rio, the Pubic Defender of the Union is on Customs Street 70, in downtown Rio
The cooperation agreement will apply to new cases of benefits rejected by Previdência. The old will continue being processed in the Federal Court.
Source: The Day - Online
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