Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided to maintain the arrest of two accused of being principals in the murder of Councilwoman Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes in 2018. The full order has not yet been released.
In the decision issued on Thursday (24), Moraes upheld the pre-trial detention of the Rio de Janeiro Court of Auditors (TCE-RJ) Domingos Brazão and former chief of the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa. They are.
Requests for release were made after the decision of the minister who to another accused by the murder of the councilwoman, the federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão (without party-RJ).
According to the investigation conducted by the Federal Police, Marielle’s murder is related to the contrary position of the parliamentarian to the interests of the political group led by the Brazão brothers, who are linked to land issues in militia -controlled areas in Rio. Since the beginning of investigations, the accused have denied participation in the crime.
Earlier this month, Minister Alexandre de Moraes granted 30 days to submit the final allegations in the criminal action dealing with Marielle’s murder.
The final allegations are part of the last stage before the trial of the process. The deadline must be met by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and defendants’ defenses.
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After the delivery of the demonstrations, Moraes will prepare the vote on the issue and mark the date of the trial, which will define by the conviction or acquittal of the accused.
The case can be tried by the Court in the second half of this year.
