Brazilian ex-president receives 9-year sentence for corruption.
Brazil's Supreme Court has sentenced former President Fernando Collor de Mello to eight years and 10 months in prison, after he was convicted of corruption and money laundering. The 73-year-old was found guilty of taking $4m in bribes from a subsidiary of state-owned oil company Petrobras while he was a senator from 2010 to 2014. Collor did not comment on the sentencing, but a note released by his lawyers at the time of his conviction said he did "not commit any crime" and expressed confidence that he would ultimately be exonerated.