Pedro Barusco

Pedro José Barusco Filho

Former executive manager of Petrobras's Services area. According to a report, convicted on September 21, 2015 at first instance (criminal) to 18 years and 4 months, with the sentence adjusted by the plea agreement.

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

Positions and roles

Executive manager of Petrobras's Services area · Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras
Sources (1)
Petrobras recorded that Paulo Roberto Costa (former Supply director) was arrested in March 2014 and later indicted for money laundering and passive corruption, and that Renato Duque (former Services director), Nestor Cerveró (former International director), and Pedro Barusco (former executive manager of Services) had been or were expected to be indicted.
Official documentProven in a document
Source: Petrobras — Form 20-F do exercício de 2014 (demonstrações auditadas, nota 3 sobre a Lava Jato) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (SEC), May 15, 2015 · Note 3 to the statements – The Lava Jato Operation · open original ↗
Executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras · Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras
Sources (1)
Pedro Barusco was executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras, linked to director Renato Duque; in May 2015 Janot handed Petrobras R$157 million diverted by him (R$182 million recovered in total according to the entry); in September 2015 he was sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in a differentiated open regime, with an ankle monitor.
News reportSingle source
Source: Pedro Barusco (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗

Cases

Lava Jato criminal case against Pedro Barusco — defendant/cooperating witness · status as of Oct. 24, 2026: Current status: not found on October 24, 2026.

Documented links

Pedro Barusco worked for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras: Executive manager of Petrobras's Services area according to the 2014 20-F.
Sources (1)
Petrobras recorded that Paulo Roberto Costa (former Supply director) was arrested in March 2014 and later indicted for money laundering and passive corruption, and that Renato Duque (former Services director), Nestor Cerveró (former International director), and Pedro Barusco (former executive manager of Services) had been or were expected to be indicted.
Official documentProven in a document
Source: Petrobras — Form 20-F do exercício de 2014 (demonstrações auditadas, nota 3 sobre a Lava Jato) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (SEC), May 15, 2015 · Note 3 to the statements – The Lava Jato Operation · open original ↗
Pedro Barusco worked for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras: Executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras, linked to the Services Division.
Sources (1)
Pedro Barusco was executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras, linked to director Renato Duque; in May 2015 Janot handed Petrobras R$157 million diverted by him (R$182 million recovered in total according to the entry); in September 2015 he was sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in a differentiated open regime, with an ankle monitor.
News reportSingle source
Source: Pedro Barusco (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗
Pedro Barusco was subordinate to Renato Duque: Barusco was linked, in Petrobras's structure, to the Services director, Renato Duque (hierarchical relationship; no dates in the source).
Sources (1)
Pedro Barusco was executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras, linked to director Renato Duque; in May 2015 Janot handed Petrobras R$157 million diverted by him (R$182 million recovered in total according to the entry); in September 2015 he was sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in a differentiated open regime, with an ankle monitor.
News reportSingle source
Source: Pedro Barusco (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗

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Evidence mentioning Pedro Barusco

Petrobras recorded that Paulo Roberto Costa (former Supply director) was arrested in March 2014 and later indicted for money laundering and passive corruption, and that Renato Duque (former Services director), Nestor Cerveró (former International director), and Pedro Barusco (former executive manager of Services) had been or were expected to be indicted.

Official documentProven in a document

Source: Petrobras — Form 20-F do exercício de 2014 (demonstrações auditadas, nota 3 sobre a Lava Jato) — Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. — Petrobras (SEC), May 15, 2015 · Note 3 to the statements – The Lava Jato Operation · open original ↗

According to Congresso em Foco, in a sentence of September 21, 2015 Judge Sergio Moro convicted Renato Duque to 20 years and 8 months for passive corruption, money laundering, and criminal association, and Pedro Barusco to 18 years and 4 months (with a plea agreement); the sentence identified at least R$36,346,200, US$956,045, and €765,802 in bribes linked to the Services Directorate.

Document described in a news reportSingle source

Source: Lava Jato: Moro condena Duque a 28 anos de prisão; Vaccari pega 15 (título da página; o texto informa 20 anos e 8 meses para Duque) — Congresso em Foco, Sept. 21, 2015 · text of the report · open original ↗

Pedro Barusco was executive manager of Engineering at Petrobras, linked to director Renato Duque; in May 2015 Janot handed Petrobras R$157 million diverted by him (R$182 million recovered in total according to the entry); in September 2015 he was sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in a differentiated open regime, with an ankle monitor.

News reportSingle source

Source: Pedro Barusco (verbete da Wikipédia em português) — Portuguese-language Wikipedia, Oct. 24, 2026 · text and references · open original ↗