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belezadecodigo.groovy

def createdAtFormatted
def dateCreated = ticket?.getCreatedAt()
try {
    createdAtFormatted = format?.format(dateCreated)
} catch (Exception e) {
    try {
        def dateCreatedDate = format?.parse(dateCreated)
        createdAtFormatted = format?.format(dateCreatedDate)
    } catch (Exception ex) {
        def formatDateComplete = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss z yyyy", Locale.ENGLISH);
        formatDateComplete.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("BRT"));
        createdAtFormatted = formatDateComplete.parse(dateCreated)
        createdAtFormatted = format.format(createdAtFormatted)
    }
}