Fri Apr 25 03:51:57 UTC 2025: ## Brazil’s Former President Collor de Mello Ordered Imprisoned for Corruption
**Brasília, Brazil** – Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the immediate imprisonment of former President Fernando Collor de Mello for corruption. The 75-year-old, who served as president from 1990 to 1992, was sentenced in 2023 to eight years and ten months in prison for receiving $3.5 million in bribes between 2010 and 2014 while serving as a senator. The bribes facilitated contracts between a construction company and a former Petrobras subsidiary.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) rejected Collor de Mello’s second appeal, ordering his immediate arrest. While a court source clarified that arrests cannot be made at night, Collor de Mello’s defense team stated he will comply with the order. The decision will be submitted to a full Supreme Court vote on Friday. Collor de Mello’s defense expressed “surprise and concern” over the ruling.
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