The defense of the former president presented on Thursday (6) a new appeal to the (Supreme Federal Court) against the decision of eight years and ten months of imprisonment.
Lawyers try to take advantage of a divergence among ministers to. The new resource, however, can be considered by the Supreme as an attempt to delay the execution of the sentence-which would lead the Court to determine the beginning of the former president’s arrest.
Collor for the crimes of passive and money laundering. The penalty was set at the time in eight years and ten months in prison.
The complaint was filed by the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic) in August 2015, under. He was accused of receiving bribes from a corruption scheme at BR Distribuidora, a subsidiary company of Petrobras.
According to the conviction, the former president influenced the company’s command and boards, from 2010 to 2014, to ensure the signing of state contracts with the construction company UTC. In return, Collor would have received $ 20 million.
Proofs found in the donor’s office, as well as testimonials from employees of the operation, were used as evidence in the action.
The defense argued to the Supreme Court that accusations against the former president are based only on award-winning allegations. Lawyer Marcelo Bessa said there was no evidence against his client.
The Supreme Court judged in November 2024 Collor’s first appeal. The former president’s lawyers asked for a revision of the penalty of passive corruption, on the grounds that the deadline stipulated in the judgment was not equivalent to the average deadlines presented in the divergent votes of the ministers.
In practice, the defense was trying to reduce the penalty for passive corruption to a level that would make the crime prescribe. In this scenario, the former president would have to comply only the conviction for money laundering, stipulated in four years and six months.
The understanding of the Supreme, however, was unfavorable to Collor. By 6 votes against 4, the plenary understood that the defense request to review the conviction did not deserve to prosper.
Won the vote proposed by Minister Alexandre de Moraes. Toffoli, Gilmar Mendes, Kassio Nunes Marques and André Mendonça were overcome. Cristiano Zanin declared himself prevented and did not participate in the trial.
