Brazil social security minister latest to quit in major pension fraud scandal1 day ago Share Save Tiffany Wertheimer BBC News Leonardo Rocha Americas Regional Editor Share SaveEPA Carlos Lupi says he has not been named in the investigation and denies any wrongdoingBrazil's Social Security Minister, Carlos Lupi, has resigned nine days after police unveiled a major corruption scandal which defrauded pensioners of $1.1bn (£829m). Federal police allege that over the past decade, the National Social Security Institute (INSS) made unauthorised deductions from payments made to millions of pensioners. Lupi has always denied any wrongdoing and said he ordered an investigation as soon as he heard about the allegations. "I am making this decision with the certainty that my name has not been mentioned at any time in the ongoing investigations," Lupi wrote on X when announcing his resignation. Federal Police Police seized several luxury cars, including this Porsche, as well as Ferraris and a Rolls-Royce