Sandra Inês Moraes Rusciolelli Azevedo

The STJ Special Court sentenced Sandra Inês Rusciolelli Azevedo on 4 November 2026 to fourteen years and twenty days in prison for passive corruption and money laundering in a case concerning paid rulings in Bahia land disputes. The court also ordered the loss of her position and compulsory-retirement benefits.

State of the evidence

Court-reported conviction; legal remedies and final status require verification.

Legal status — source text

STJ conviction announced; finality or appeal not confirmed.

Attribution

Passive corruption and money laundering linked to paid judicial decisions.

Following the verdict, STJ Justice Og Fernandes ordered Sandra Inês Rusciolelli Azevedo’s preventive arrest on 5 November 2026, published on 9 November, and notification to Interpol. The court said she had left Brazil for Portugal before the decision and could not be found at the registered address.

State of the evidence

STJ confirms the order; its execution and any international developments remain unverified.

Legal status — source text

Provisional measures ordered after the 4 November conviction; extradition status unconfirmed.

Attribution

Risk of evading justice cited by the court as grounds for interim custody.

Brazil’s STJ accepted a criminal complaint against Sandra Inês Rusciolelli Azevedo on 6 November 2024 involving criminal organisation, passive corruption and money laundering in the Faroeste case. She was removed from judicial duties. The case later produced a judgment in November 2026.

State of the evidence

The STJ accepted the indictment in 2024 and convicted her in 2026.

Legal status — source text

Proceedings begun in 2024 resulted in a STJ conviction in November 2026; appeal not verified.

Attribution

Alleged participation in the sale of judicial decisions.

Course of the proceedings

1. 06.11.2024 Formally charged — STJ accepted the criminal complaint.