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Ricardo Ribeiro Pessoa, dono da UTC, depondo à CPI da Petrobras na Câmara (15/9/2015); último à direita da mesa, plaqueta 'Ricardo Ribeiro Pessoa' visível. A matéria da Agência Câmara (https://www.camara.leg.br/noticias/470226) legenda 'Ricardo Pessoa (D)'
Photo: Lucio Bernardo Junior/Câmara dos Deputados · CC BY

Ricardo Pessoa

Ricardo Ribeiro Pessoa

Former president of UTC Engenharia. Indicted by Janot before the STF on September 2, 2015; signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); convicted on June 24, 2016 to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization, acquitted of money laundering. Serving in a differentiated open regime or house arrest (the entry does not reconcile them). Annulments: none found on October 24, 2026.

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

Positions and roles

  • President of UTC Engenharia · UTC (group)
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    Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).

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  • Ricardo Pessoa headed UTC (group): Former president of UTC Engenharia (dates of the term not stated by the source).
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    Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).

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  • Rodrigo Janot indicted Ricardo Pessoa: As PGR, he indicted Ricardo Pessoa before the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering (an indictment is an accusation; Pessoa was later convicted, on June 24, 2016, without the laundering charge).
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    Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).

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Ricardo Pessoa is a former president of UTC Engenharia; he was arrested in the 7th phase of Lava Jato (Juízo Final); Janot indicted him at the STF on September 2, 2015 for active corruption and money laundering; he signed a plea agreement (report of May 14, 2015); on June 24, 2016 he was convicted to 8 years and 2 months for corruption and criminal organization (acquitted of money laundering for lack of evidence).

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