Former President Fernando Collor de Mello was released from prison on Thursday night (May 1) in Maceió, Alagoas state. The politician was granted permission to serve his sentence under house ...

Elderly former Brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello, who was jailed last week for corruption, will be allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest for "humanitarian" reasons, a judge ...

SAO PAULO - 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 corruption and ...

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Alexandre De Moraes allowed Thursday former President Fernando Collor de Melo to serve his 8-year, 10-month sentence under house arrest, citing humanitarian ...

Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s first democratically-elected president, was convicted of taking US$3.5 million in bribes and sentenced to nine years in jail.

Brazil's Supreme Court has confirmed a nearly nine-year prison sentence for ex-president Fernando Collor de Mello, convicted of corruption and money laundering related to the "Car Wash" scandal ...

Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court on Monday (28) voted 6 to 4 to uphold the prison sentence of former president Fernando Collor de Mello, who was sentenced to 8 years and 10 months for corruption ...

Brazil’s former president, Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested on Friday and taken to prison to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering.