Lava Jato criminal cases against Renato Duque

Body: 13th Federal Court of Curitiba
Subject: Passive corruption and money laundering in Services Directorate contracts.

Status as of October 24, 2026: Last recorded conviction: April 22, 2025. Custody and appeals after that date: not found on October 24, 2026. The entry records no annulment.

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The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).

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

The entry records no annulment of Duque's convictions by the STF, STJ or TRF4; the only STF decision cited is the revocation of pretrial detention on December 2, 2014.

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

Parties and roles

Renato Duque — defendant (since 2014)
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Duque was arrested in November 2014 (Teori Zavascki revoked the arrest on December 2, 2014), again in March 2015 (10th phase) and, after a July 18, 2024 order from the Federal Court in Curitiba, was arrested by the PF on August 17, 2024 in Volta Redonda (RJ), after being considered a fugitive since July 2024.
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Arrest · open original ↗
Gabriela Hardt — judge (since Nov. 19, 2018)
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The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗

Case history

Mar. 8, 2016
Conviction to 20 years, 3 months and 10 days.
Sources (1)
The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗
Sept. 12, 2018
TRF4 increased the sentence in the Andrade Gutierrez case to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days.
Sources (1)
The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗
Nov. 19, 2018
Hardt's sentence (sentence differs between entries).
Sources (1)
The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗
Aug. 17, 2024
Arrested by the PF in Volta Redonda.
Sources (1)
Duque was arrested in November 2014 (Teori Zavascki revoked the arrest on December 2, 2014), again in March 2015 (10th phase) and, after a July 18, 2024 order from the Federal Court in Curitiba, was arrested by the PF on August 17, 2024 in Volta Redonda (RJ), after being considered a fugitive since July 2024.
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Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Arrest · open original ↗
Apr. 22, 2025
Convicted to 29 years and 2 months (R$525 million fraud).
Sources (1)
The entry lists Duque's convictions: 20 years, 3 months and 10 days (March 8, 2016); 10 years and 8 months (August 2017, Andrade Gutierrez contracts), raised by the TRF4 (8th Panel) to 28 years, 5 months and 10 days on September 12 or 13, 2018; 6 years and 8 months by judge Gabriela Hardt (November 19, 2018); and 29 years and 2 months by the Federal Court in Curitiba on April 22, 2025 (fraud of R$525 million in contracts, Multitek Engenharia).
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source
Source: Renato Duque (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗