A material part is supported, but the published wording goes beyond the record.
An August 2025 press report said the STF had homologated the renegotiated Lava Jato leniency agreements of seven companies, Odebrecht among them.
- About
- Novonor S.A.
- Claim made by
- O Liberal, press report
- Published
- 15 August 2025
- Evidence score
- 57 How it was scored
- Last reviewed
- 25 October 2026
Why this label
In February 2024 the STF suspended Novonor's leniency fines of about R$ 8.5 billion and let the company seek a review of the agreement with federal bodiesS3. Agency copy of 15 August 2025 says Justice André Mendonça, the rapporteur, homologated the renegotiated agreements of seven companies, with Odebrecht on the list, and that the plenary would review the decision in a virtual sessionS6. A second report says Justice Flávio Dino asked for time to review the case and suspended the plenary judgment minutes after it beganS7. A single justice's homologation is supported. The wording goes beyond the record if read as approval by the court as a whole. We found no plenary result and no Novonor specific terms as of October 2026. Both reports are agency copy without a named reporter.
Current procedural position
Fines suspended by STF decision in Petição 11972 on 1 February 2024S3. Renegotiation homologated by the rapporteur on 15 August 2025S6. Plenary review suspended by a request for review on 15 August 2025S7. No plenary result found as of October 2026.
Record supporting the assessment
a reavaliação dos termos do acordo de leniência
homologou a repactuação dos acordos de leniência firmados na Lava Jato
Conflicting or limiting record
pediu vista e suspendeu o julgamento
cabe ao plenário analisar se confirma ou não a homologação
Evidence score: 57 of 100
The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Novonor S.A.. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.
| Component | Points | Max | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition? | 16 | 30 | The suspension rests on an STF release but the 2025 steps rest on agency press copy. |
| DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts? | 14 | 20 | The reports state the homologation and the suspended plenary review. |
| CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point? | 9 | 15 | Two outlets agree on the homologation and plenary step. |
| Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes? | 5 | 15 | Plenary confirmation is pending on the record we found. |
| CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments? | 6 | 10 | We found no 2026 record on the plenary review. |
| ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment? | 7 | 10 | Both pages are public but carry no named reporter. |
| Total | 57 | 100 |
Timeline
Related cases
- Companhia Novonor S.A., petitionerSupremo Tribunal Federal (Brazilian Supreme Court). Civil. Petição 11972.Stage: Fines suspended. Renegotiation handled in ADPF 1051S5
- Payment of R$ 8.5 billion in fines suspendedS3
- Action filed by PSOL, PCdoB and Solidariedade on Lava Jato leniency agreementsSupremo Tribunal Federal (Brazilian Supreme Court). Civil. ADPF 1051.Stage: Rapporteur homologation of 15 August 2025 awaiting plenary confirmation, review requestedS6S7
Revision history
- Assessment first published with label Partly supported.
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Sources
- S3Tier A STF suspende multas de R$ 8,5 bilhões da antiga Odebrecht e autoriza a reavaliação do acordo de leniência da Operação Lava-JatoSupremo Tribunal Federal. Regulator press release. 1 February 2024.Supports the suspension of the fines and the Novonor name. It does not show final renegotiated terms.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S6Tier C No STF, Mendonça homologa repactuação de acordos de leniência da Lava JatoO Liberal (Estadão Conteúdo). Press report. 15 August 2025.Agency report that the rapporteur homologated seven renegotiated leniency deals and sent them to plenary review. It gives no Novonor specific terms and no named reporter.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S7Tier C Dino pede vista e suspende julgamento sobre repactuação de acordos de leniência da Lava JatoDiário do Grande ABC. Press report. 15 August 2025.Wire copy that the plenary review of the homologation was suspended by a request for review. No named reporter or agency, corroborated in part by S6.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S5Tier C STF suspende julgamento de recursos contra decisão de Toffoli que anulou provas da Lava JatoInfoMoney. Press report. 28 February 2024.Newsroom report, drawing on the STF and Agência Brasil, that prosecutors appealed and the Second Panel postponed the appeals to await the ADPF 1051 conciliation. No named reporter.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
Other claims about Novonor S.A.
- Supported89The US Department of Justice said in December 2016 that Odebrecht paid about US$788 million in bribes to government officials, their representatives and political parties.Regulator statement, 21 December 20162 records citedBribery
- Contradicted79Prosecutors who appealed to the STF in 2023 and 2024 took the position that evidence from Odebrecht's leniency systems remains usable in Brazilian proceedings.Press report, 28 February 20244 records citedBribery