Eduardo Cunha

Positions and roles

• Federal deputy for RJ · Chamber of Deputies (2003-02-01–2016-09-12)
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  Eduardo Cunha was a federal deputy for RJ from February 1, 2003 to September 12, 2016 and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016 (removed by the STF on May 5, 2016; resigned the speakership on July 7, 2016).

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

• Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies · Chamber of Deputies (2015-02-01–2016-07-07)
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  Eduardo Cunha was a federal deputy for RJ from February 1, 2003 to September 12, 2016 and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016 (removed by the STF on May 5, 2016; resigned the speakership on July 7, 2016).

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

Party affiliations

• PMDB/MDB (2003–2022)
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  Party affiliations according to the entry: PRN (1989–1995), PPB (1995–2003), PMDB (2003–2017), MDB (2017–2022), PTB (2022–2023), PRD (2023–2024), Republicanos (2024–present).

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  Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · infobox · open original ↗

• Republicanos (2024–current, as of the source date)
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  Party affiliations according to the entry: PRN (1989–1995), PPB (1995–2003), PMDB (2003–2017), MDB (2017–2022), PTB (2022–2023), PRD (2023–2024), Republicanos (2024–present).

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  Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · infobox · open original ↗

Cases

• Eduardo Cunha criminal case at the 13th Court (conviction of March 30, 2017) — defendant · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Status after the STF's 2023 annulment (which affected the 2020 conviction): not found on October 24, 2026.
• Eduardo Cunha criminal case at the 13th Court (conviction of September 9, 2020) — defendant · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Conviction annulled on May 29, 2023; outcome in the Electoral Court not found.

Documented links

• Sergio Moro convicted Eduardo Cunha: Criminal sentence of March 30, 2017 at the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba: 15 years and 4 months for passive corruption, money laundering and tax-evasion currency crimes (evasão de divisas). Upheld in part by the TRF4 on March 26, 2018; see the 2023 STF annulment for the 2020 conviction, which is a different one.
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  On March 30, 2017, Moro convicted Cunha to 15 years and 4 months (passive corruption, money laundering and illegal currency transfers abroad); on March 26, 2018 the TRF4 denied motions for clarification and upheld the conviction (sentence of 14 years and 6 months, according to the title of a report cited by the entry).

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

• Sergio Moro relationship with Eduardo Cunha: Moro ordered Cunha's pretrial detention, carried out by the PF on October 19, 2016; revoked by the TRF4 on April 28, 2021.
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  Cunha was arrested in pretrial detention by the PF on October 19, 2016, in Brasília, by order of judge Sergio Moro; new warrant on May 18, 2017 after the plea agreement of JBS executives; in March 2020 the pretrial detention was replaced by house arrest (Covid-19); on April 28, 2021 the TRF4 revoked the arrest by habeas corpus.

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

• Gebran Neto judged Eduardo Cunha: Denied habeas corpus to Eduardo Cunha in October 2016, justifying the pretrial detention by 'systemic corruption and repeated offending' (excerpt from the entry).
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  The entry records decisions by Gebran Neto: he denied habeas corpus to Marcelo Odebrecht (August 2015), Paulo Okamotto (September 2016) and Eduardo Cunha (October 2016); on July 8, 2018 he took over the habeas corpus on Lula's release and kept him in prison; on August 11, 2018 Veja reported that he had admitted to friends having ignored the law, and the TRF4 released a note contesting the report.

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  Source: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Decisions · open original ↗

• TRF4 judged Eduardo Cunha: TRF4 upheld the 2017 conviction on March 26, 2018 (14 years and 6 months) and revoked the detention on April 28, 2021.
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  On March 30, 2017, Moro convicted Cunha to 15 years and 4 months (passive corruption, money laundering and illegal currency transfers abroad); on March 26, 2018 the TRF4 denied motions for clarification and upheld the conviction (sentence of 14 years and 6 months, according to the title of a report cited by the entry).

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

  Cunha was arrested in pretrial detention by the PF on October 19, 2016, in Brasília, by order of judge Sergio Moro; new warrant on May 18, 2017 after the plea agreement of JBS executives; in March 2020 the pretrial detention was replaced by house arrest (Covid-19); on April 28, 2021 the TRF4 revoked the arrest by habeas corpus.

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

• Teori Zavascki relationship with Eduardo Cunha: Removed Eduardo Cunha from his seat as deputy and from the presidency of the Chamber on May 5, 2016, a decision confirmed unanimously by the STF full court (Plenary).
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  The STF (Teori Zavascki, later confirmed unanimously by the full court) removed Cunha from his seat on May 5, 2016; the Chamber of Deputies revoked his mandate on September 12, 2016 for breach of decorum (450 votes in favor, 10 against, 9 abstentions), for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.

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  Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Removal and revocation · open original ↗

• STF annulled a decision by Eduardo Cunha: On May 29, 2023 the STF annulled the 15-year-and-11-month conviction (2020) on grounds of Electoral Court jurisdiction.
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  The STF annulled on May 29, 2023 the conviction of 15 years and 11 months, finding that the case should have been handled by the Electoral Court and not by the Federal Court of Curitiba; the case was to be sent to the Electoral Court, which would decide on the conviction and the validity of the evidence.

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

• Chamber of Deputies relationship with Eduardo Cunha: The Chamber revoked Cunha's mandate on September 12, 2016 (450 votes to 10, 9 abstentions) for breach of decorum, for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.
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  The STF (Teori Zavascki, later confirmed unanimously by the full court) removed Cunha from his seat on May 5, 2016; the Chamber of Deputies revoked his mandate on September 12, 2016 for breach of decorum (450 votes in favor, 10 against, 9 abstentions), for having lied to the Petrobras CPI about foreign accounts.

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  Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Removal and revocation · open original ↗

• Rodrigo Janot relationship with Eduardo Cunha: In June 2016 he asked the STF for the arrest of Cunha, Renan Calheiros, Romero Jucá and José Sarney; Teori Zavascki denied the request the same week.
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  As Prosecutor General, Janot asked in June 2016 for the arrest of Renan Calheiros, Romero Jucá, José Sarney and Eduardo Cunha (Teori Zavascki denied it), delivered to the STF on December 19, 2016 the agreements of 77 Odebrecht executives and, according to the entry, 137 investigations were opened at the STF under his tenure.

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  Source: Rodrigo Janot (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Lava Jato · open original ↗

• Eduardo Cunha joined Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB, formerly PMDB): Member of the PMDB/MDB from 2003 to 2022 (according to the entry).
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  Party affiliations according to the entry: PRN (1989–1995), PPB (1995–2003), PMDB (2003–2017), MDB (2017–2022), PTB (2022–2023), PRD (2023–2024), Republicanos (2024–present).

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  Source: Eduardo Cunha (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · infobox · open original ↗

• Eduardo Cunha headed Chamber of Deputies: President of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016.
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  Eduardo Cunha was a federal deputy for RJ from February 1, 2003 to September 12, 2016 and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies from February 1, 2015 to July 7, 2016 (removed by the STF on May 5, 2016; resigned the speakership on July 7, 2016).

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

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