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Geddel Vieira Lima: what happened in the R$51 million 'bunker' case in Salvador (STF criminal case) case

Brazilian politician. The Prosecutor-General's Office alleged that about R$51 million found in a Salvador apartment was laundered money linked to Geddel and his brother Lúcio Vieira Lima.

Outcome todayAs of August 2021 Geddel's money laundering conviction stood with a reduced sentence of 13 years and 4 months, and his later custody status is not confirmed here.

Every court stage

  1. STF Second Panel unanimously accepted the criminal complaint and voted 5 to 0 to keep him in prison1Supreme Federal Court (STF), Second Panel
  2. Convicted of money laundering (unanimously) and criminal association (by majority), sentenced to 14 years and 10 months in a closed regime, plus R$52 million in moral damages and a R$2.5 million fine2Supreme Federal Court (STF), Second Panel
  3. Criminal organisation conviction annulled by 3 votes to 1, with Justice Edson Fachin dissenting. The money laundering conviction was upheld and the sentence reduced to 13 years and 4 months.3Supreme Federal Court (STF), Second Panel

Response

No defence statement is recorded in the cited sources.

Sources

  1. Tribuna PR, Por 5 a 0, Segunda Turma do STF mantém Geddel na Papuda (8 May 2018)
  2. Correio (Bahia), STF condena Geddel e Lúcio pelo bunker dos R$ 51 milhões em Salvador (22 October 2019)
  3. Poder360, STF anula condenação de Geddel e Lúcio Vieira por organização criminosa (23 August 2021)