Federal Court Acquits Amazonas Officials in Hospital Contract CaseA Brazilian federal court has acquitted former Amazonas officials in a case involving alleged irregularities in the management contract for the Delphina Aziz Hospital and Campos Salles UPA in 2019.
The Federal Court of the 1st Region absolved former Amazonas Vice-Governor Carlos Almeida Filho and former Health Secretaries Rodrigo Tobias de Souza Lima, Simone Papaiz, and Marcellus Campelo. Also acquitted were the National Institute of Social and Human Development and its director, José Carlos Rizoli.
Federal Judge Ricardo Augusto Campolina de Sales stated that the existence of intent (dolo) was not proven, rejecting the Federal Public Ministry's claim that the alleged irregularities had caused a loss of R$ 32 million to public funds.