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Brazil Supreme Court judge orders arrest of former president in corruption case [View all]
Top court rejects appeal, upholds eight years and 10 months sentence for Fernando Collor de Mello
Yasin Gungor |
25.04.2025 - Update : 25.04.2025
ISTANBUL
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the immediate arrest of former President Fernando Collor de Mello after rejecting a second appeal in a corruption case, the court announced Thursday.
Collor was sentenced to eight years and 10 months in prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving BR Distribuidora, Brazil's state-owned fuel distributor. Moraes asked Supreme Court President Luis Roberto Barroso to convene an extraordinary virtual session to endorse the decision, with the session scheduled for Friday.
According to court documents, Collor and businessmen Luis Pereira Duarte de Amorim and Pedro Paulo Bergamaschi de Leoni Ramos received 20 million reais ($3.52 million) to improperly facilitate contracts between BR Distribuidora and UTC Engenharia for the construction of fuel distribution centers.
The court found that the payments were made in exchange for political support for appointing and maintaining directors at the state-owned company.
More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/brazil-supreme-court-judge-orders-arrest-of-former-president-in-corruption-case/3548106
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