The Court of Lençóis Paulista (SP) acquitted 21 workers linked to the accusations of gang formation and crimes against heritage by.
At the time, the workers entered the Santo Henrique Farm, in the municipality of Borebi (SP), with the objective of denouncing land grabbing, part of an area of 40 thousand hectares that would belong to the Union.
The landless were accused of stealing equipment and fertilizers, and destroyed about 15,000 orange feet with a tractor, in action that was filmed by a PM helicopter and aired in various media.
The landless claimed that the property was destined for land reform. Some workers were arrested.
In the decision, Judge Natasha Gabriella Azevedo Motta said that the complaint does not point to individualized conduct of those responsible for the act, which did not allow its broad defense.
The magistrate also understood, in her decision dating from 21 March, that witnesses listed by the prosecution did not ratify the versions presented by civil and military police who were at the scene on the day of the action.
In addition, he said that “they did not point out the leaders of the invading movement and its other members, not knowing how to point out those responsible for the damage and subtractions, with the slightest report of the performance of each of its agents.”
According to Roberto Rainha, MST’s lawyer, the decision is “an important milestone against the criminalization of movements and social struggle.”
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