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President of Brazil’s Family Farmers’ Confederation Arrested in Billion-Reais Social Security Fraud Probe

Carlos Roberto Ferreira Lopes, president of CONAFER, surrendered to police in Brasília after months as a fugitive in a massive INSS pension fraud case.

By Carlos Mendes

Published Aug 14, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC

President of Brazil’s Family Farmers’ Confederation Arrested in Billion-Reais Social Security Fraud Probe — Source: Senado Federal / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Carlos Roberto Ferreira Lopes, president of CONAFER, surrendered to police in Brasília after months as a fugitive in a massive INSS pension fraud case.

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