Brazil's Ex-President Collor Jailed for Corruption
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Brazil's former president, Fernando Collor, has begun serving an eight-year prison sentence for corruption. The Supreme Court ordered his arrest after rejecting his appeals related to a 2023 conviction for receiving $3.5 million in bribes to facilitate contracts between a fuel distributor and a construction firm. The case is linked to Operation Car Wash, a major corruption investigation. Collor, who was Brazil's first popularly elected president after a military dictatorship, was impeached in 1992 and later elected as a senator.
Brazil's former president, Fernando Collor, has begun serving an eight-year prison sentence for corruption. The Supreme Court ordered his arrest after rejecting his appeals related to a 2023 conviction for receiving $3.5 million in bribes to facilitate contracts between a fuel distributor and a construction firm. The case is linked to Operation Car Wash, a major corruption investigation. Collor, who was Brazil's first popularly elected president after a military dictatorship, was impeached in 1992 and later elected as a senator.
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