š„Former President Fernando Collor Arrested Following Supreme Court Decisionā
Fernando Collor de Mello, former President of Brazil, was arrested early Friday (25th) in Maceió, Alagoas, after Supreme Federal Court (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes denied his appeals. Collor was convicted of corruption and money laundering in the Lava Jato investigation, receiving a sentence of eight years and 10 months.
The arrest occurred around 4 a.m. at Maceió airport, as Collor traveled to BrasĆlia to voluntarily comply with the court order. He is currently being held at the Federal Police headquarters in Maceió.
STF President LuĆs Roberto Barroso scheduled an emergency virtual session to review the case, but the arrest warrant remains in effect until further notice.
Collorās conviction stems from receiving over R$20 million in bribes between 2010 and 2014, linked to contracts between BR Distribuidora (a Petrobras subsidiary) and UTC Engenharia.
After exhausting all appeals, the ruling is now final and cannot be challenged.
(Source: G1)
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