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Geddel Vieira Lima

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Geddel Vieira Lima
Secretary of Government
In office
25 May 2016 – 25 November 2016
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byRicardo Berzoini
Succeeded byAntônio Imbassahy
Minister of National Integration
In office
16 March 2007 – 31 March 2010
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byPedro Brito
Succeeded byJoão Santana
Federal Deputy from Bahia
In office
1 February 1991 – 1 February 2011
Personal details
Born (1959-03-18) 18 March 1959 (age 65)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Political partyMDB (Since 1990)
Alma materUniversity of Brasília

Geddel Vieira Lima (born 18 March 1959) is a Brazilian politician who served in the Cabinet of Brazil under President Michel Temer until his resignation on 25 November 2016, amid accusations that he and the President had pressured Minister of Culture Marcelo Calero to approve a real estate project to build a 30-floor apartment building in a historic district of Ladeira da Barra.[1][2]

Vieira Lima, who as Temer's Minister of Government acted as liaison between the executive and legislative branches, was implicated in Operation Cui Bono, an investigation into Caixa Econômica Federal, a state-owned bank of which he was vice-president in the Dilma Rousseff government. He is accused along with former lower house president Eduardo Cunha of approving loans in return for kickbacks. He had previously served as minister of national integration under president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[3]

On 3 July 2017, he was arrested on suspicion of obstruction of justice for allegedly trying to block plea bargain deals. He was the second official from the Temer government to be arrested in less than a month.[4] He was the fourth to resign amid corruption allegations since Temer took office August 31, 2016.[5]

On 5 September 2017, the Federal Police of Brazil found R$51 million[note 1] in an apartment in the Graça neighbourhood of Salvador, Bahia. The amount seems related to corruption, criminal organization and money laundering.[6] Packs of money were found stored in large luggage bags and cardboard boxes. This is the largest sum of money in cash ever seized by law enforcement in a single operation in Brazil.[7]

On October 22, 2019, the Supreme Court (STF) sentenced Vieira Lima to 14 years and ten months in prison and his brother, former Deputy Lúcio Vieira Lima [pt], to 10 years and six months, also in closed regime.[8][9]

Notes

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  1. ^ approximately US$16.35 million at an exchange rate of 1 USD = 3.1203 BRL

References

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  1. ^ Paraguassu, Lisandra; Boadle, Anthony (25 November 2016). "Minister at center of Brazil's latest scandal quits". Reuters. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ Darlington, Shasta (25 November 2016). "Brazil: Minister Geddel Vieira Lima resigns over real estate scandal". CNN. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  3. ^ Felipe Amorim; Gustavo Maia; Luciana Amoral (July 7, 2017). "Ex-ministro Geddel Vieira Lima é preso pela PF na Bahia" [Former minister Geddel Vieira Lima is arrested by PF in Bahia] (in Portuguese). UOL. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Brazil police arrest close ally of President Temer". Al Jazeera. 4 July 2017.
  5. ^ Shasta Darlington (November 25, 2016). "Brazil: Minister Geddel Vieira Lima resigns over real estate scandal". CNN. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ^ David Biller (September 5, 2017). "Brazil Police Just Found a $16 Million Cash Stash". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "PF vê digitais de Geddel em apartamento onde foram achados R$ 51 milhões". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  8. ^ "Second STF Class condemns Geddel to almost 15 years in prison and fines millionaire". The Globe. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  9. ^ "Segunda Turma do STF condena Geddel a quase 15 anos de prisão e aplica multa milionária". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
Political offices
Preceded by
Pedro Brito
Minister of National Integration
2007–2010
Succeeded by
João Santana
Preceded by Secretary of Government
2016
Succeeded by