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José Dirceu: what happened in the Operation Lava Jato (Apolo Tubulars and Engevix Petrobras contracts) case

Former minister in the federal government. Federal prosecutors alleged that Dirceu received bribes linked to a Petrobras contract with Apolo Tubulars, among other Petrobras-related payments, according to InfoMoney.

Outcome todayAs of late October 2024 Dirceu's Lava Jato convictions had been annulled by Justice Gilmar Mendes, with two appeals still pending at the STJ according to InfoMoney.

Every court stage

  1. Arrested for the first time in Lava Jato113th Federal Court of Curitiba
  2. Convicted by first-instance court and sentenced to 8 years, 10 months and 28 days for passive corruption and money laundering in the Apolo Tubulars case213th Federal Court of Curitiba (Judge Sergio Moro)
  3. Conviction upheld on appeal. Banda B reported in February 2021 that his second-instance Lava Jato sentences totalled more than 39 years, while InfoMoney reported in October 2024 that his Lava Jato sentences totalled more than 23 years.3,1,2Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4)
  4. Released from prison after the STF ruling on when sentences begin to be served1
  5. STF Second Panel, by 3 votes to 2, extinguished the 8 year 10 month sentence. InfoMoney reported that the defence argued the offence was time-barred because limitation periods are halved for defendants over 70.3,2Supreme Federal Court (STF), Second Panel
  6. Justice Gilmar Mendes annulled all procedural acts by Sergio Moro against Dirceu, including every Lava Jato conviction Moro imposed, extending the STF finding that Moro was partial against Lula2,4Supreme Federal Court (STF)

Response

No direct public statement on the annulment was found in the cited sources. InfoMoney reported that his defence sent a copy of the ruling to the STJ.

Sources

  1. Banda B, Saiba o que aconteceu com os principais alvos da Lava Jato de Curitiba (15 February 2021)
  2. InfoMoney, Gilmar Mendes anula todas as condenações de Moro a José Dirceu na Lava Jato (29 October 2024)
  3. O Povo / Agência Estado, Condenados na Lava Jato planejam retorno à vida pública após absolvições (Agência Estado) (23 May 2024)
  4. Correio Braziliense, Análise: só falta Sérgio Cabral no velório da Lava Jato (31 October 2024)