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Judi Lynn

(162,336 posts)
Fri May 19, 2023, 12:35 AM May 2023

Brazil's Top Court Convicts Ex-President Collor on Money Laundering, Corruption

By Reuters
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May 18, 2023, at 8:25 p.m.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's supreme court voted on Thursday to convict former President Fernando Collor de Mello on corruption and money laundering charges.

Six of the court's 10 judges voted to convict Collor, 73, who was impeached in 1992 on corruption charges. While Thursday's vote meant his conviction was certain, the remaining four judges will vote on Wednesday when the session resumes. At that time, the justices will also decide on Collor's sentence, which could include jail time.

The latest charges against Collor are an outgrowth of the so-called Car Wash probe which sent dozens of politicians and business leaders to jail, including several former presidents.

The Brazilian prosecutor's office accused Collor of having received around 30 million reais ($6 million) in bribes from a subsidiary of state-run oil company Petrobras.

More:
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-05-18/brazils-top-court-convicts-ex-president-collor-on-money-laundering-corruption





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Brazil's Top Court Convicts Ex-President Collor on Money Laundering, Corruption (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2023 OP
Another former president convicted? We heard about the former president of France yesterday Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #1
Here's hoping. Not convicting the orange dirtbag would be a crime itself! Come on, #3! Judi Lynn May 2023 #2
We keep hearing that Jack Smith is "getting close" Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #3

Rhiannon12866

(221,157 posts)
1. Another former president convicted? We heard about the former president of France yesterday
Fri May 19, 2023, 01:23 AM
May 2023

This proves it can be done, let's go for three!

Rhiannon12866

(221,157 posts)
3. We keep hearing that Jack Smith is "getting close"
Fri May 19, 2023, 02:27 AM
May 2023

So I'm hoping that he isn't waiting for all the other prosecutions to be resolved, Alvin Bragg, Letitia James (New York) and Fani Willis (Georgia), especially since Ms. Willis doesn't plan on moving forward until this summer. Meanwhile, this country is suffering as TFG holds more "campaign rallies" and inspiring those "supporters" who aren't already in jail.

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