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Gebran Neto
João Pedro Gebran Neto
Federal judge (1993–2013) and federal appellate judge at the TRF4 since November 16, 2013; of the 8th Panel and Lava Jato rapporteur at the court. Reported, among others, the appeals of Nestor Cerveró (November 30, 2016) and José Dirceu (2017).
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Positions and roles
- Federal appellate judge at the TRF4 · TRF4 (2013-11-16–)
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João Pedro Gebran Neto was a federal judge from 1993 to 2013 and has been a federal appeals judge (desembargador) at the TRF4 since November 16, 2013; he sits on the 8th Panel and was the designated rapporteur for Lava Jato at the court in July 2018.
News reportSingle sourceSource: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
Cases
- Lava Jato criminal cases against José Dirceu (13th Court; TRF4; STJ) — rapporteur at the TRF4 · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Lava Jato convictions annulled (October 28, 2024). Mensalão (AP 470) is a distinct case: current status of the sentence not found.
Documented links
- Gebran Neto judged Nestor Cerveró: Rapporteur of the appeal at the TRF4 that increased Cerveró's sentence to 27 years and 4 months on November 30, 2016.
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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 sourceSource: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗
- Gebran Neto judged José Dirceu: Rapporteur at the TRF4 of Dirceu's appeal; on September 13, 2017 he voted for 41 years, 4 months and 15 days (trial concluded on May 17, 2018, according to Dirceu's entry).
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On September 13, 2017, the TRF4 rapporteur, João Pedro Gebran Neto, voted for 41 years, 4 months and 15 days; Leandro Paulsen voted for 27 years; a request for review by Victor Laus postponed the decision. On May 17, 2018, the TRF4 unanimously denied the last appeal; Dirceu turned himself in the next day.
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle sourceSource: José Dirceu (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section TRF4 · 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.
Judicial or administrative decisionSingle sourceSource: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Decisions · open original ↗
- Gebran Neto worked for TRF4: Federal appellate judge (desembargador) at the TRF4 since November 16, 2013 (Eighth Panel).
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João Pedro Gebran Neto was a federal judge from 1993 to 2013 and has been a federal appeals judge (desembargador) at the TRF4 since November 16, 2013; he sits on the 8th Panel and was the designated rapporteur for Lava Jato at the court in July 2018.
News reportSingle sourceSource: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
Evidence mentioning Gebran Neto
On September 13, 2017, the TRF4 rapporteur, João Pedro Gebran Neto, voted for 41 years, 4 months and 15 days; Leandro Paulsen voted for 27 years; a request for review by Victor Laus postponed the decision. On May 17, 2018, the TRF4 unanimously denied the last appeal; Dirceu turned himself in the next day.
Source: José Dirceu (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section TRF4 · open original ↗
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.
Source: Nestor Cerveró (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Convictions · open original ↗
João Pedro Gebran Neto was a federal judge from 1993 to 2013 and has been a federal appeals judge (desembargador) at the TRF4 since November 16, 2013; he sits on the 8th Panel and was the designated rapporteur for Lava Jato at the court in July 2018.
Source: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Offices · open original ↗
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.
Source: João Pedro Gebran Neto (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · section Decisions · open original ↗

