Gabriela Hardt

Positions and roles

• Federal judge (2009-01-26–)
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

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  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

• Substitute judge at the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba · 13th Federal Court of Curitiba (2014–2018-11)
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

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  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

• In charge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba (designated by the TRF4) · 13th Federal Court of Curitiba (2018-11-19–2019-04-30)
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

  News reportSingle source

  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

Cases

• Atibaia farm criminal case (Lula) — judge · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Conviction annulled in 2021 and indictment rejected on August 21, 2021.
• Lava Jato criminal cases against Renato Duque — judge · status as of Oct. 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.

Episodes

• Foundation with funds from the Petrobras–DOJ agreement (ADPF 568)

Documented links

• Gabriela Hardt relationship with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras: Hardt approved in 2019, as substitute at the 13th Court, the agreement between Petrobras and the MPF-PR; the CNJ punished her with two years of *disponibilidade* (compulsory leave) on August 4, 2026.
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  On August 4, 2026 the CNJ full court imposed on Gabriela Hardt, by majority, the penalty of disponibilidade (compulsory leave from duty) for two years (proportional pay, according to Agência Brasil; the judge continues to receive a salary, according to Congresso em Foco) in a PAD with Rodrigo Badaró as rapporteur, for having approved in 2019, as a substitute at the 13th Court, an agreement between Petrobras and the MPF that allocated R$2 billion (according to Agência Brasil) or R$2.5 billion (according to Congresso em Foco) to a private foundation run by prosecutors; the rapporteur pointed to 'institutional capture', without corruption or enrichment; the report notes approval in less than 48 hours without hearing the Union. The amount of the agreement with the DOJ was US$682.5 million, according to the STF.

  Judicial or administrative decisionSeveral independent sources

  Source: CNJ afasta ex-juíza da Lava Jato por dois anos — Agência Brasil, Aug. 4, 2026 · body of the article · open original ↗

• Gabriela Hardt convicted Renato Duque: Hardt's first sentence in Lava Jato, on November 19, 2018, against Renato Duque (3 years and 4 months according to Hardt's entry; 6 years and 8 months according to Duque's).
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

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  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

  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 ↗

• Gabriela Hardt convicted Lula: Sentence of February 6, 2019 (12 years and 11 months) in the Atibaia farm case; annulled by the STF in 2021 for lack of jurisdiction of the 13th Court.
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

  News reportSingle source

  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

  On March 8, 2021, in HC 193.726, Justice Edson Fachin declared the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba to lack jurisdiction over Lula's criminal cases (the Guarujá triplex, the Atibaia ranch and the Lula Institute), annulled the court's decisions, including the convictions, and ordered the case files sent to the Federal Court of the Federal District, finding that the facts had no direct connection with the Petrobras scheme.

  Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

  Source: Marcado para 14/4 julgamento de recursos da decisão que anulou condenações de Lula — Supreme Federal Court, Mar. 25, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

  The STF Plenary rejected, by 8 votes to 3, the PGR's appeal in HC 193.726 and confirmed the lack of jurisdiction of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba and the annulment of the criminal cases on the triplex, the Atibaia ranch and the Lula Institute; Nunes Marques opened the dissent, joined by Marco Aurélio and Luiz Fux.

  Judicial or administrative decisionProven in a document

  Source: STF confirma anulação de condenações do ex-presidente Lula na Lava Jato — Supreme Federal Court, Apr. 15, 2021 · body of the news item · open original ↗

• Luis Felipe Salomão relationship with Gabriela Hardt: On April 15, 2024, as National Inspector of Justice, he preventively removed Hardt; the CNJ full court suspended the removal on April 16, 2024.
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  On April 15, 2024, the National Inspector of Justice, Luis Felipe Salomão, provisionally removed Hardt and three TRF4 appeals judges; on April 16, 2024 the CNJ full body suspended the removal and she returned to office; the entry indicates a later closing of the case (reference from July 2024).

  Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

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

• Gabriela Hardt worked for 13th Federal Court of Curitiba: Substitute judge (2014–2018) and in charge of the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019.
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  Gabriela Hardt has been a federal judge since January 26, 2009, was a substitute judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba from 2014 to November 2018 and presided over the court from November 19, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (designated by the TRF4); on November 19, 2018 she issued her first Lava Jato sentence (Renato Duque) and on February 6, 2019 convicted Lula to 12 years and 11 months in the Atibaia ranch case.

  News reportSingle source

  Source: Gabriela Hardt (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · sections Offices and Decisions · open original ↗

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