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Silvinei Vasques Loses His Pension After Coup Conviction

Summary by The Rio Times
Silvinei Vasques, former PRF director, lost his police pension after a coup conviction. Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the cancellation on 21 August 2026. The post Silvinei Vasques Loses His Pension After Coup Conviction appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the STF (Supremo Tribunal Federal), today determined the cassation of the retirement of the former Director General of the PRF (Federal Road Police) Silvinei Vasques.What happenedDecision was taken after request for clarification of the A

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court, determined on Friday (21) the cassation of the retirement of Silvinei Vasques, former director of the Federal Road Police condemned in the coup plot. "DETERMINING the immediate fulfillment of the penalty of loss of public office imposed on SILVINEI VASQUES, by the cassation of his retirement in the position of Federal Road Police", says the decision. Silvinei Vasques when arrested at th…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The former director of the Federal Road Police was one of the convicted in the coup plot

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Friday (21) to revoke the retirement benefits of Silvinei Vasques, former director-general of the Federal Highway Police (PRF) during the Jair Bolsonaro administration. The decision was made after the Attorney General's Office questioned whether the former director, convicted by the Supreme Court, could continue receiving retirement benefits. According to Moraes,

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Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), determined on Friday (21) the cassation of the retirement of Silvinei Vasques, former Director General of the Federal Road Police (PRF). He was convicted in March of this year for participation in the coup plot that tried to prevent the election and possession of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). The decision responds to a request for clarification made by the Advocate Gen…

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CartaCapital broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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