National Social Security Institute (INSS) building. Rafa Neddermeyer/Agência Brasil The 1st Federal Court of Bento Gonçalves, in Serra do Rio Grande do Sul, sentenced the perpetrator of a feminicide to reimburse the National Social Security Institute (INSS) for the amounts paid and payable in death pension to the victim's dependents. According to the regressive social security action, the man was criminally convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend. According to the process, the crime generated the obligation to pay social security benefits to the victim's dependents. The value attributed to the case was R$69 thousand. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp The defendant's defense acknowledged the existence of the criminal conviction, but contested the INSS request. Among the arguments presented, he maintained the need for precise demonstration of civil damage and the impossibility of a generic conviction regarding future benefits or new dependents.
Person convicted of feminicide will have to pay pension to the victim's dependents in RS
National Social Security Institute (INSS) building. Rafa Neddermeyer/Agência Brasil The 1st Federal Court of Bento Gonçalves, in Serra do Rio Grande do Sul, sentenced the perpetrator of a feminicide to reimburse the...
In the sentence, the judge stated that the materiality and authorship of the feminicide were proven by a criminal decision that became final and unappealable in November 2025. The defendant, whose name was not disclosed, was sentenced to 41 years and two months in prison and is in prison. The judge also pointed out that the INSS request is supported by article 120, item II, of Law No. 8,213/91, which imposes the duty of compensation to anyone who gives rise to social security benefits due to domestic and family violence against women. "Femicide, classified in art. 121, § 2, VI, of the Penal Code, represents the most extreme form of gender violence. In the case at hand, the defendant's conduct not only claimed a life, but brought forward a financial burden to the social security treasury that would not have existed at that time and form", highlighted the judge in the sentence. According to the sentence, he will have to pay the outstanding installments, which totaled R$ 48,257.03, and also the remaining installments, until the effective termination of the benefit. An appeal may be made to the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4). The sentence was published on Saturday (4) and was signed by judge Rafael Tadeu Rocha da Silva. VIDEOS: Everything about RS
