Collor de Mello, who became Brazil’s first democratically elected president after a decades-long military dictatorship, resigned in 1992 amid an impeachment process over allegations of bribery.

Collor de Mello is not Brazil’s first president to run afoul of the law. Four of the seven presidents who have led the country since the 1964-1985 military dictatorship have either been ...

In a big move, Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of a former president. On April 24, Judge Alexandre de Moraes decided that Fernando Collor de Mello must go to jail right away. This ...

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 ...

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

Collor de Mello was heralded as a youthful, non-conformist figure, who promised far-reaching political and social reforms when he beat the leftist Lula to the presidency in 1989.

Collor de Mello, Brazil's first democratically elected president, was forced to resign in 1992, halfway through his term, after congress launched impeachment proceedings against him for allegedly ...