STF decides to keep the arrest of former President Fernando Collor

by Andrea
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Flávio Dino, Edson Fachin, Luís Roberto Barroso, Cármen Lúcia and Dias Toffoli vote for the maintenance of Alexandre de Moraes’s decision; The analysis will be finalized in physical plenary after request by Gilmar Mendes

The (Supreme Federal Court) decided on Friday (25) to maintain the decision of Minister Alexandre de Moraes that. He will be stuck in one.

Until the publication of this report, Flávio Dino, Edson Fachin, Luís Roberto Barroso (President of the Court), Cármen Lúcia and Dias Toffoli voted to maintain the individual decision of Moraes. However, despite the majority, the trial will not be finalized on Friday (25.abr).

Earlier, Minister Gilmar, who is made virtually, and the decision of the case was transferred to the in -person session of the Plenary. The date for resumption of case analysis will still be set.

Cristiano Zanin is prevented from participating in the trial for acting as a lawyer in Operation Lava Jato cases before reaching the Supreme.

On Thursday (24.abr), Moraes ordered the former president’s arrest to start compliance with 8 years and 10 months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering in one of Lava Jato’s lawsuits.

In 2023, Collor was convicted by the Supreme Court. According to the conviction, the former president and former senator, as former PTB leader, was responsible for political nominations for BR Distribuidora, a subsidiary company of Petrobras, and received R $ 20 million in improper advantages in the company’s contracts. According to the complaint, the crimes took place from 2010 to 2014.

In determining the arrest, Moraes understood that Collor’s defense appeals to overthrow the conviction are delaying to avoid conviction.


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