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Jorge Luiz Zelada, ex-diretor da área Internacional da Petrobras, em depoimento à CPI Mista da Petrobras (Senado, 6/8/2014); sozinho no enquadramento, plaqueta com o nome visível
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Jorge Zelada

International Director of Petrobras (2008–2012). Arrested on July 2, 2015; convicted on January 12, 2016 (4 years, Rio de Janeiro state court) and on February 1, 2016 (12 years and 2 months, Paraná federal court). According to the entry, the Christmas pardon extinguished the sentence (released in June 2019) and in May 2024 he was acquitted in one corruption case.

Being in this archive does not mean having committed any wrongdoing. Procedural status: see each case and episode, with date.

Positions and roles

  • International Director of Petrobras · Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (2008–2012)
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    Jorge Zelada was director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012, successor to Nestor Cerveró; he was arrested on July 2, 2015 (15th phase, Monaco Connection); convicted on January 12, 2016 to 4 years (Rio de Janeiro state court, bid rigging) and on February 1, 2016 to 12 years and 2 months (Paraná federal court; the reference title attributes it to Moro).

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Cases

  • Criminal cases against Jorge Zelada — defendant · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Sentence extinguished by Christmas pardon (2019) and acquittal in one case (May 2024), according to the entry; other cases: not found.

Documented links

  • Jorge Zelada headed Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras: Director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012.
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    Jorge Zelada was director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012, successor to Nestor Cerveró; he was arrested on July 2, 2015 (15th phase, Monaco Connection); convicted on January 12, 2016 to 4 years (Rio de Janeiro state court, bid rigging) and on February 1, 2016 to 12 years and 2 months (Paraná federal court; the reference title attributes it to Moro).

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  • Jorge Zelada relationship with Nestor Cerveró: Zelada succeeded Nestor Cerveró in Petrobras's International Division in 2008 (succession in office; does not imply a personal relationship or joint act).
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    Jorge Zelada was director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012, successor to Nestor Cerveró; he was arrested on July 2, 2015 (15th phase, Monaco Connection); convicted on January 12, 2016 to 4 years (Rio de Janeiro state court, bid rigging) and on February 1, 2016 to 12 years and 2 months (Paraná federal court; the reference title attributes it to Moro).

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  • Sergio Moro convicted Jorge Zelada: Zelada's conviction to 12 years and 2 months on February 1, 2016 (Federal Court of Paraná); the judge is identified as Moro by the headline of a news report cited in the entry; Moro also ordered the forfeiture of accounts in Monaco.
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    Jorge Zelada was director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012, successor to Nestor Cerveró; he was arrested on July 2, 2015 (15th phase, Monaco Connection); convicted on January 12, 2016 to 4 years (Rio de Janeiro state court, bid rigging) and on February 1, 2016 to 12 years and 2 months (Paraná federal court; the reference title attributes it to Moro).

    Judicial or administrative decisionSingle source

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Evidence mentioning Jorge Zelada

Jorge Zelada was director of Petrobras's International area from 2008 to 2012, successor to Nestor Cerveró; he was arrested on July 2, 2015 (15th phase, Monaco Connection); convicted on January 12, 2016 to 4 years (Rio de Janeiro state court, bid rigging) and on February 1, 2016 to 12 years and 2 months (Paraná federal court; the reference title attributes it to Moro).

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According to the entry, the Christmas pardon extinguished Zelada's sentence (released in June 2019; the TRF4 ruled that the fine remained) and, in May 2024, he was acquitted in one of the corruption cases.

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