The court of Rio condemned former governors Sérgio Cabral and Luiz Fernando Pezão, as well as former secretary Hudson Braga, for acts of administrative misconduct that resulted in illicit enrichment and damage to the purse. Defendants may still appeal against the decision. 
The 15th Public Treasury Court of the Capital partially upheld the requests and recognized the practice of corruption involving illegal tax benefits schemes in exchange for non -accounted for electoral donations, so -called boxes 2 and 3.
Cabral was sentenced to the payment of more than R $ 2.5 billion as loss of amounts added to equity, repair of damage and fine; Pezão, more than R $ 1.4 billion; and Hudson Braga, more than R $ 35 million, in addition to the suspension of political rights.
The Public Civil Action, filed in 2018 by the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecution Service (MPRJ), demonstrated, based on documents, testimonials and award -winning collaborations, the existence of complex schemes of business favoritism and illicit funding of the 2014 election campaign, with deviation from the purpose of state promotion policy and abuse of political power.
Condemnations
Due to the receipt of a gifted bribe in electoral donations and for the prioritization of interests of the J&F group, Pezão was sentenced to the payment of R $ 15 million. Cabral was sentenced to the payment of R $ 30 million. Hudson Braga, as a financial operator of the scheme, was sentenced to pay a fine of $ 5 million.
Regarding the practice of administrative misconduct for the granting of irregular financing to the Petrópolis Group, via FUNDS, having received as counterpart, unlawfully accounted for the company Odebrecht (Caixa 3), Pezão was sentenced to reimburse the public coffers and the payment of a fine of R $ 1.3 billion.
In the scheme of granting irregular benefits to the Rio Transport Federation (Fetranspor), Cabral was ordered to pay more than R $ 2.5 billion as a repair of damages caused due to tax waiver and fines. Pezão was sentenced to the payment of R $ 1.2 million.
In the case of receipt of bribes through irregular donations from Odebrecht, both Cabral and Pezão were sentenced to the payment of a fine of R $ 15.6 million each.
The former governors were also sentenced to the payment of compensation for collective moral damages: Cabral, in the amount of R $ 25 million, and Pezão, of R $ 10 million. In addition, Cabral had his political rights suspended for 10 years, Pezão for 9 years and Hudson Braga for 8 years, according to the court decision.
THE Brazil agency tries to contact the defendants’ defense.
