Mr Dantas's lawyers accuse the police of fabricating evidence and the judge of bias.
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He accuses Mr Dantas of mounting a campaign through the media to discredit him.
It is Mr Dantas's supposed influence in government circles that has added to his notoriety.
Daniel Dantas, a controversial Brazilian financier, was sentenced to ten years for bribing a police officer.
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Many of those who have had dealings with Mr Dantas insist that these have been legitimate and conducted in good faith.
During the 1990s, when many state-owned businesses were privatised, Mr Dantas positioned himself as the man with the needed expertise and contacts.
Tarso Genro, the justice minister, says that the trial of Mr Dantas shows that the institutions of justice are now functioning properly.
For Mr Dantas the verdict is a steep fall from grace.
Mr Dantas is alleged to have been one of the funders of a cash-for-votes scheme in Brazil's Congress mounted by leaders of Lula's Workers' Party in 2003-04.
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