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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gabriela S. Pessoa

Brazil judge grants former President Collor house arrest for health reasons

Brazil Collor - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Brazilian judge ruled Friday that former President Fernando Collor can serve his sentence from a 2023 corruption conviction under house arrest instead of prison because of his poor health.

Collor had been arrested late last week and ordered to begin serving eight years and 10 months in prison. But on Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes accepted a defense request for house arrest because of the former leader's advanced age of 75 and deteriorating health.

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