Politicians

Rogério Marinho

DefendantDamages: Damage to public fundsEmbezzlement by a public official (peculato)

senator (PL-RN) and former Minister of Regional Development in the Bolsonaro government; convicted at first instance of administrative misconduct (civil) (ghost employee at the Natal City Council) and defendant in a criminal case for embezzlement by a public official suspended by an injunction of the Supreme Federal Court (STF)

Translated from the Portuguese original. Legal details and sources are in the Portuguese version. See the full file in Portuguese, with all sources →

Support for Jair Bolsonaro

Minister of Regional Development in the Bolsonaro government until the dismissal published in the Official Gazette of 31/03/2022, when he left the post to run in the election; affiliated with the PL since 30/11/2021 and elected senator for the party in 2022. Break not found.

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Criminal case for embezzlement by a public official against Rogério Marinho (appointments at the Natal City Council) — 7th Criminal Court of Natal; habeas corpus in the Supreme Federal Court (STF) — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Administrative misconduct (civil) suit over ghost employees at the Natal City Council (Rogério Marinho and other former councilmen) — 6th Public Treasury Court of Natal — Convicted (appealable)
Damage to public funds

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