Brazil

Lula da Silva: updates on the case in 2026, three years without judicial movement, what was closed by annulment and what by acquittal

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Lula da Silva is the only protagonist of this series whose case file has not seen a single new judicial decision in more than three years. The last act came on 18 February 2023. That day, Justice Ricardo Lewandowski closed the Lula Institute and Gripen fighter jet proceedings. Since then, the President of Brazil has … Read more about Lula da Silva: updates on the case in 2026, three years without judicial movement, what was closed by annulment and what by acquittal

Sérgio Cabral: The Whistleblower Who Confessed to US$100 Million, the Plea Deal That the Supreme Court Overturned, and the Witnesses Whose Convictions Stood

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Sérgio Cabral is the most contradictory whistleblower in this series. In February 2019, after he had already been convicted and imprisoned, he signed a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian Federal Police. He confessed to having accepted large bribes and to having US$100 million abroad. Two years later, the Federal Supreme Court annulled that agreement. The … Read more about Sérgio Cabral: The Whistleblower Who Confessed to US$100 Million, the Plea Deal That the Supreme Court Overturned, and the Witnesses Whose Convictions Stood