Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collor's lawyer, Marcelo Bessa, said the former leader was arrested while travelling to Brazil's capital Brasilia, where he ...

Former Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello served under three years as president before resigning over corruption allegation but was later convicted of bribe ...

File - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, left, and then-Senator Fernando Collor de Mello, a former president, at a ceremony Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Mateus Bonomi / AGIF via ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court has authorized former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello to serve house arrest after being sentenced to almost 9 years in prison on ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court has absolved former President Fernando Collor de Mello in a corruption case that was among scandals that led to his impeachment more than 20 years ago. In ...

Brazil’s former President Fernando Collor de Mello is set to begin serving a prison sentence over a conviction on corruption and money laundering charges. Collor, who led Brazil from 1990 to 1992 as ...

BRASILIA, May 18 (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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's Supreme Court has absolved former President Fernando Collor de Mello in a corruption case dating back to his term more than 20 years ago. Collor de Mello, now a senator, was ...