A judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered his capture immediately. Face an eight -year -old and ten months.
The Brazilian ex -president Fernando Collor de Mello He was arrested when he tried to travel to Brasilia to surrender to the authorities, after the ‘immediate’ capture order issued by a judge of the Supreme Court to comply with a sentence for corruption, according to his defense.
Collor He was sentenced by the Supreme Court to an eight -year and ten months for the charges of passive corruption and money launderingalthough he expected the resolution of the last of his appeals. The judge of the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, made the determination claiming that the appeal presented by the former president’s lawyers was only delayed by the process and avoid its resolution.
De Moraes has also requested the president of the Supreme, Judge Luís Roberto Barroso, to summon a hearing to ratify his decision, an event that will take place this Friday, April 25. “
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Mello Collor Defense
Collor’s defense pointed out in a statement that has received the news with “surprise and concern”And he assured that the former president would appear to serve the sentence. Finally, before that happens, It was arrested.
“The defense of the former president of the Republic of Brazil Fernando Collor de Mello The decision issued today by Minister Alexandre de Moraes receives with surprise and concern, who rejected, monocratically, the appeal for admissible infractions filed with the plenary sentence of the Supreme Court, “says the statement.
The Mello Collor condemn
In 2023, the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil condemned former President Fernando Collor de Mello to An eight years and ten months in prison for its involvement in a corruption scheme that involves bribes related to the company BR Distribuidora, subsidiary of Petrobras.
According to the sentence, Collor used its influence on the company’s high controls between 2010 and 2014, which resulted in the signing of contracts between the state and the UTC construction company. The Prosecutor’s Office argues that, as part of this arrangement, Collor received a total of 20 million Brazilian reals, equivalent to 3.7 million euros
Source: Ambito
