Thu May 01 21:05:25 UTC 2025: ## Former Brazilian President Collor Granted House Arrest Due to Health Concerns
**Sao Paulo, Brazil –** Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s first democratically elected president after the dictatorship, will serve his nine-year corruption sentence under house arrest. A judge granted the request Thursday, citing the 75-year-old’s deteriorating health, including Parkinson’s disease. Collor was convicted last week of accepting $3.5 million in bribes while serving as a senator. He will be required to surrender his passport and wear an electronic ankle bracelet. This is not the first time a former Brazilian president has faced legal troubles; both Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have also encountered legal challenges in recent years.
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