The initial conviction in 2022 pointed to a “climate of terror and fear” and “barbarian aggressions”, as well as “slavery and heinous crimes”. Later, Guimarães’s relationship reversed the accusations and nine crimes of slavery, they had three abuse crimes.
The Supreme Court explained that it will not assess the appeal of the case of famalicão novices, because it is legally prevented by a legal figure. But it has not failed to point out, in the judgment quoted by Lusa, the “little understandable benevolence concerning the unique penalties imposed in such serious facts and performances.”
Initially, in July 2022, the court had sentenced a priest and three officials of a penalty -based association between 12 and 17 years in prison. At the time, they were accused of nine crimes of slavery, including labor slavery.
When she read the decision, the judge spoke of a “climate of terror and fear” and “barbarian aggressions”, as well as “slavery and heinous crimes”.
Crimes of slavery go to mistreatment
Later, Guimarães’s relationship reversed the accusations and nine crimes of slavery, they had three abuse crimes. This implied a change in decreed punishments that were reduced to penalties between the age of four and nine months and the five years in prison.
The prosecutor’s prosecution argued that between December 1985 and early 2015, the defendants subjected the young novices to physical aggressions, deprivation, injury, psychological pressures, and humiliating treatments.
They also had to do punishment and do heavy work, with working hours that arrived at 8 pm a day.
