Former Rio de Janeiro governor Sérgio Cabral was sentenced to pay R$ 1 million in collective moral damages for the privileges he received while in prison. The decision was made by the 4th Chamber of Public Law of the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice, which recognized the practice of administrative improbity.
According to the three judges, it was not merely a failure in the prison system's functioning, but a structure set up specifically to benefit Cabral during the period he was in prison. Among the identified privileges were a 65-inch television with home theater, a mattress different from those used by other prisoners, gym equipment, appliances, and foods prohibited within the prison system.
In Benfica, in the North Zone of Rio, a room for film screenings was even set up. The investigation pointed out that a donation form would have been used to try to justify the presence of the equipment. The text also mentions that a religious entity was indicated as part of this justification attempt, although the information is incomplete in the article.
