Politicians

Wilson Witzel

DefendantCriminal organizationPassive corruptionMoney laundering

Elected governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2018 for the PSC, with campaign support from Flávio Bolsonaro, then a Senate candidate for the PSL (outside a formal coalition). Removed from office by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in August 2020 and impeached by the Special Mixed Court on 30/04/2021 for a crime of responsibility (a political-administrative sanction, not a criminal conviction). He is a defendant in two criminal cases over events of 2019–2020 linked to the Rio de Janeiro state government: passive corruption and money laundering (charges accepted by the STJ on 11/02/2021) and criminal organization (charges accepted by the 7th Federal Criminal Court of RJ on 16/06/2021). No sentence found as of 14/10/2026.

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Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Criminal Case no. 5049124-57.2021.4.02.5101 (criminal organization in the Rio de Janeiro state government, 2019–2020) — 7th Federal Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro, severed from the Superior Court of Justice's (STJ) APn 977 — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)
Criminal case against Wilson Witzel for passive corruption and money laundering (health contracts in Rio de Janeiro during the pandemic) — Superior Court of Justice (STJ), number under seal — Defendant (charges accepted by the court)
Charges by the Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) against Wilson Witzel, Pastor Everaldo and 11 others (Operation Kickback — unpaid commitments to a health social organization) — Superior Court of Justice (STJ), 15/12/2020 — Charged

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