A cat in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul received a social assistance allowance for five months – local media reported on Saturday. An animal named Billy, as they found out during the inspection, the authorities of the Antonio Joao commune in that state, he entered its owner Eurico Siqueira de la Rosa on the list of those in need. And he was the local coordinator of the government's social welfare program… The cat was on the list of beneficiaries as “Billy Flores Siqueira de la Rosa, syn Eurica”. The scam broke up, because Billy didn't show up for weight control, which the beneficiaries of social assistance must undergo every month. Eurico Siqueira's wife did not know anything about it, and when asked by municipal officials, Fr. “Billy's son” , she replied, that the only household member with that name is the cat. An ATM card was issued in Billy's name and surname, so that he can collect a subsidy of the equivalent amount every month 8,5 USD. The cat's co-owner didn't know anything about it, because the husband hid from her “blackhead” extorted from the social welfare fund. The municipal council decided, that Billy would not be held responsible, and his master resigned himself from the post of social welfare coordinator.
