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Caixa will pay compensation to Brazilians following a court order. Find out why these individuals will receive this compensation.
The court of first instance ruled that Caixa Econômica Federal must compensate millions of Brazilians. According to the ruling, Caixa, the Union, and other government entities are required to pay R$ 15,000 to several citizens.
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The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office, together with the organization Sigilo, reported the leak of information concerning millions of beneficiaries of Auxílio Brasil in 2022. Therefore, details such as address, telephone contact, benefit amount, and NIS became public.
The case reveals that the leak compromised the information of 4 million individuals residing in approximately 4,000 Brazilian cities. However, Sigilo states that only 471,000 citizens will receive compensation from Caixa.
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Who will receive compensation from Caixa?
The Sigilo group claims to have a list containing the compromised data. Thus, the individuals listed will receive compensation from Caixa. To check whether your name appears on this list, you can perform a free search.
- Access Sigilo's online platform;
- Locate and select the announcement on the home screen regarding the “Auxílio Brasil Case”;
- On the next screen, select “Check whether I am entitled”;
- Enter the data requested by the system;
- Agree to the Terms of Use and Practices;
- Be sure to select “I am not a robot”;
- Finish by clicking “Check whether I am entitled”.
Right afterward, the website will inform you whether you are among the citizens entitled to compensation from Caixa due to the incident.
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The trial is still ongoing
Even if citizens are entitled to compensation from Caixa, payment will not be immediate. The reason is that the legal action against the banking institution is still ongoing and, in addition, Caixa has already appealed the first-instance verdict.
Thus, payment will only be made if Caixa's conviction is upheld and after the legal proceedings have been definitively concluded.
