Find out if you are on the list of people who can receive R$15,000 from Caixa Econômica

Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) is currently involved in a process of paying compensation worth R$15,000 to millions of account holders at the financial institution.

This substantial amount will be distributed according to specific criteria and we want to explain who are the citizens who are entitled to this compensation.

The context of this action dates back to a leak of personal information that affected around four million beneficiaries of the old program Brazil Aid.

This leaked information included sensitive data, such as, for example, the CPF, Social Registration Number (NIS) and benefit card number.

In response to this incident, those affected obtained a court injunction that determined that the Savings Bank should pay individual compensation of R$15,000 to each harmed citizen.

Furthermore, a payment of R$40 million was designated to compensate for moral damages. This amount will be allocated to the Fund for the Defense of Diffuse Rights (FDD).

Does the payment already have a date?

Despite the seriousness of the action, it is important to note that, to date, There is no set date for payments to start.

This is because it is estimated that the total amount to be paid to citizens, added to the damages, is around R$60.4 billion.

Due to the magnitude of this compensation, Caixa released an official note declaring its intention to appeal the decision, arguing that it found no error on its part in what happened.

To help those affected identify whether they are entitled to receive this compensation, the Secrecy Institute(Brazilian Institute for the Defense of Personal Data Protection, Compliance and Information Security) launched a portal.

Through it, people who received Auxílio Brasil can consult the leak of their personal data. However, it is important to highlight that the court decision is still subject to legal appeals.

The action that culminated in the compensation was filed by Instituto Sigilo. The argument used was that the data of approximately four million Auxílio Brasil beneficiaries were leaked in 2022.

Caixa, in turn, denied any data leak and stated that it did not identify such an incident under its responsibility.

Furthermore, the bank claimed to have an adequate infrastructure to protect the integrity of its data and the security of the Single Registry systems, complying with the precepts set out in the General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

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