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Brazil Orders Arrest of Ex-President Collor Following Corruption Conviction

Justice Alexandre de Moraes dismissed Fernando Collor de Mello's final appeal, initiating his eight-year prison sentence for bribery linked to Petrobras contracts.

Former Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello served under three years as president before resigning over corruption allegation but was later convicted of bribe-taking as a senator and sentenced to nearly nine years in prison
Former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (L) and ex-president (1990-1992) Fernando Collor de Mello (R) are allies against current leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Overview

  • Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello's last appeal was rejected by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who deemed it 'merely dilatory.'
  • Collor was convicted in 2023 of receiving up to 30 million reais in bribes to secure contracts for Petrobras subsidiary BR Distribuidora.
  • The Supreme Court sentenced Collor to eight years and ten months in prison for corruption and money laundering, but the sentence had been delayed by appeals.
  • Justice Moraes has requested a full Supreme Court session to review his arrest order, while enforcing the immediate start of Collor’s sentence.
  • Collor’s legal team expressed surprise at the decision but confirmed he would comply with the arrest order.