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 ...

Fernando Collor de Mello was elected president in 1989, in the first direct election to the post after the military dictatorship.

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 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.

Former President Fernando Collor de Mello Arrested for Corruption, Marking a New Chapter in Brazil’s Political Downfall Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested on Friday, ...

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 ...