Lava Jato criminal case against Ricardo Pessoa (UTC)

Body: 13th Federal Court of Curitiba
Subject: Corruption and criminal organization (conviction of June 24, 2016, 8 years and 2 months; acquitted of money laundering).

Status as of October 24, 2026: Serving in a differentiated open regime/house arrest (the entry is inconsistent); annulments: none found on October 24, 2026.

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Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).

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Parties and roles

Ricardo Pessoa — defendant/cooperating witness (since 2014)
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Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).
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Case history

Sept. 2, 2015
Indicted by Janot before the STF.
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Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).
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Source: Ricardo Pessoa (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗
June 24, 2016
Convicted to 8 years and 2 months.
Sources (1)
Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).
News reportSingle source
Source: Ricardo Pessoa (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗