According to lawyers, former president is 75 years old and has several comorbidities, such as Parkinson’s disease, severe sleep apnea and bipolar affective disorder
The Minister of the Federal Supreme Court () requested on Wednesday (30) opinion of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) on the request for house arrest to the former president. According to the decision, the PGR will have five days to give an opinion on the benefit. After receiving the demonstration, the minister will decide the issue. On Thursday (25), Moraes ordered the arrest of the former president to begin compliance with the conviction to 8 years and 10 months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering in one of the processes of Operation Lava Jato. Then the lawyers filed a house arrest request. Collor is stuck in the Baldomero Cavalcanti de Oliveira prison in Maceió.
Being a former president, he is serving in a special wing. According to lawyers, Collor is 75 years old and has several comorbidities, such as Parkinson’s disease, severe sleep apnea and bipolar affective disorder. At the minister’s request, the lawyers delivered medical reports to prove the diseases. The documents are secret of justice. 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 occurred between 2010 and 2014.
In determining the arrest, Moraes understood that Collor’s defense appeals to overthrow the conviction are delaying to avoid conviction. On Monday (28), by 6 votes to 4, the decision was endorsed by the Virtual Plenary of the Supreme Court.
*With information from Agência Brasil
Posted by Fernando Dias
