Electoral Court of Rio de Janeiro convicts former Rio mayor Crivella

Marcelo Crivella, former mayor of Rio de Janeiro, was sentenced by the State Electoral Court for abuse of economic power during the 2020 election dispute when he was running for reelection.

The decision is from Judge Márcia Santos Capanema de Souza, from the 23rd Electoral Zone.

The magistrate also requested the removal from office of Crivella, currently a federal deputy.

He will also have to pay a fine of R$150,000. The politician can appeal the decision, handed down last month and released this week.

According to the lawsuit underway in the Regional Electoral Court of Rio (TRE-RJ), Crivella sent three bills that granted tax and fiscal “benefits” to the population of Rio.

Two of them presented discounts on the IPTU, one of the themes of the campaign for reelection as mayor.

According to the magistrate, Crivella broke electoral laws.

The legislation details that it is a crime “to make or allow promotional use in favor of a candidate of free distribution of goods and services of a social character funded or subsidized by the public authority.

According to the magistrate, Crivella broke electoral laws. The legislation details that it is a crime “to make or allow promotional use in favor of a candidate of free distribution of goods and services of a social nature funded or subsidized by the government.