The STJ (Superior Court of Justice) determined the suspension of the stoppage of INSS medical experts. The movement started this Tuesday (8) and would go until this Wednesday (9).
The decision, as a preliminary injunction, was handed down by Minister Mauro Campbell Marques and should be published this Wednesday. When contacted, the ANMP (National Association of Expert Doctors) and the INSS did not respond until the report was published.
Almost half of the experts joined the strike this Tuesday (45%), which corresponds to 1,057 professionals. Of this total, one third (15%) presented a medical certificate.
Last week, on the first day of strikes, 52% participated in the mobilization, of which 22% were on leave with a certificate.
The request for an injunction against the strike was made by the Union, which alleged abusiveness of the movement and the absence of the availability of the minimum percentage of civil servants to guarantee the continuity of the public service, to the detriment of the insured and impact on more than 59,000 scheduled inspections.
The petition also states that 1,504 experts joined the movement on the 31st, affecting 1,495 scheduled forensic consultations. The document estimated that the two days of stoppage scheduled for this week could affect 59,841 forensics.
According to the ANMP, the strike was organized after failed attempts to negotiate with the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. The main demand of the category is to hold a face-to-face meeting with Minister Onyx Lorenzoni to discuss topics such as a salary readjustment of around 20%.
The experts also claim other changes, such as the holding of a competition to fill 3,000 vacancies, equal distribution of appointments between professionals in the morning and afternoon shifts, the right to holidays and recesses without appointments and the end of spaces in the agenda without appointments.​
INSS expertise is required for benefits such as sick pay, accident aid, retirement due to permanent disability or for people with disabilities and BPC (Continued Provision Benefit). About 65% of the benefits granted by the agency pass through the scrutiny of experts, according to the social security lawyer and columnist for leaf Romulo Saraiva.
collaborated Luciana Lazarini
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