Brazil’s ex-President Collor de Mello arrested after corruption sentence

Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil’s first president after 1985 and a key figure in corruption charges, has been arrested by federal police following a Supreme Court justice dismissing his appeals against his conviction, ordering him to serve jail time. The 75-year-old former leader was taken from his planned escape route in Maceio, the Alagoas state capital, early Friday morning while traveling to Brasilia. His lawyer expressed surprise at the decision but confirmed compliance with the order, and he faces corruption charges tied to his alleged receipt of bribes from Petrobras’ then-subsidiary.