Newton Ishii

Newton Hidenori Ishii
Personal details
Born c. 1955
Carlópolis, Paraná, Brazil
Nationality Brazilian
Nickname(s) "Japonês da Federal" (Japanese man of the Federal), or "Japonês bonzinho" (Nice Japanese guy)

Newton Ishii (born 1955) is a former Brazilian agent of the Brazilian Federal Police who has won notoriety for participating in the arrest of persons during the Operation Car Wash. [1]

Despite being considered an anti-corruption icon in Brazilian protests against corruption, on 7 June 2016, Ishii was arrested after being found guilty for facilitating smuggling when he was border agent in Foz do Iguaçu and sentenced to four years in prison. [2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the famous fapanese man of the federal" (in Portuguese). Parana Online. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Japonês da Federal é preso em Curitiba por facilitar contrabando". Paraná (in Portuguese). 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. ↑ "STJ nega recurso do 'Japonês da Federal', citado em caso de corrupção". Paraná (in Portuguese). 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-02-16.


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