Lava Jato criminal cases against Nestor Cerveró

Parties and roles

• Nestor Cerveró — defendant/cooperating witness (since Jan. 14, 2015)
  Sources (1)

  Cerveró was arrested on January 14, 2015; convicted on May 26, 2015 to 5 years (money laundering, Ipanema apartment) and on August 17, 2015 to 12 years, 3 months and 10 days (with Fernando Baiano and Júlio Camargo, drillships; attributed to Moro); on November 30, 2016 the TRF4, with Gebran Neto as rapporteur, raised the sentence to 27 years and 4 months.

  Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

  Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗

Case history

1. May 26, 2015

   Conviction to 5 years (money laundering).

   Sources (1)

   Cerveró was arrested on January 14, 2015; convicted on May 26, 2015 to 5 years (money laundering, Ipanema apartment) and on August 17, 2015 to 12 years, 3 months and 10 days (with Fernando Baiano and Júlio Camargo, drillships; attributed to Moro); on November 30, 2016 the TRF4, with Gebran Neto as rapporteur, raised the sentence to 27 years and 4 months.

   Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

   Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗

2. Aug. 17, 2015

   Conviction to 12 years, 3 months and 10 days (drillships).

   Sources (1)

   Cerveró was arrested on January 14, 2015; convicted on May 26, 2015 to 5 years (money laundering, Ipanema apartment) and on August 17, 2015 to 12 years, 3 months and 10 days (with Fernando Baiano and Júlio Camargo, drillships; attributed to Moro); on November 30, 2016 the TRF4, with Gebran Neto as rapporteur, raised the sentence to 27 years and 4 months.

   Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

   Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗

3. Nov. 18, 2015

   Cooperation agreement signed.

   Sources (1)

   Cerveró signed a cooperation agreement on November 18, 2015; his testimony was made public by the STF on June 2, 2016; the entry says he is serving his sentence under house arrest because of the plea agreement (edition of September 27, 2025).

   News reportSingle source

   Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Plea agreement · open original ↗

4. Nov. 30, 2016

   TRF4 increased the sentence to 27 years and 4 months.

   Sources (1)

   Cerveró was arrested on January 14, 2015; convicted on May 26, 2015 to 5 years (money laundering, Ipanema apartment) and on August 17, 2015 to 12 years, 3 months and 10 days (with Fernando Baiano and Júlio Camargo, drillships; attributed to Moro); on November 30, 2016 the TRF4, with Gebran Neto as rapporteur, raised the sentence to 27 years and 4 months.

   Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

   Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗