O Paulo Cupertino Jury Courtaccused by the triple homicide of actor Rafael Miguel and his parents, will resume From 10am this Friday (30)at the Barra Funda Criminal Forum, in the West Zone of São Paulo.
This will be the second day of the trial. On the first day, the instructional phase was held, in which they were heard Seven witnesses and the three defendants, including Cupertino.
The first session was marked by, accused of triple homicide doubly qualifiedcommitted for futile reasons and with appeal that made it impossible to defend the victims.
At various times, Cupertino broke the protocol And he even apologized to the magistrate and the jury for being “his moment after six years.” The defendant raised, turned and directed the speech directly to the plenary, tried to speak informally to the judgepoked the prosecutors, offended prosecution lawyer Fernando Viggiano and even questioned his own lawyers.
This Friday (30), the Debates between prosecution and defense. Each part has 2h30 to speak, more replica and rejoinder of two hours for each.
Then the sentence council, made up of seven jurors, Collect in a room to deliberate on the verdict. There is no deadline for deliberation.
With the decision made, the Jury returns and declares whether the defendants are guilty or innocent of the accusations. If they are guilty, Judge Antonio Carlos Pontes de Souza establishes the dosimetry of convictions with the sentence.
See the details of the testimony of more than two hours from Paulo Cupertino:
Interrogation only for the defense
Cupertino entered the plenary at 6:35 pm led by the Military Police. It was the First moment when he appeared at the sessionsince the witnesses chose to testify in their absence.
Judge Antonio Carlos Pontes de Souza, from the 1st Jury Court of the Capital, began the procedure reading a defense statement, which stated that the defendant would only answer the defense or jurors, but not the prosecutors of the Public Prosecution Service.
Therefore, unlike the common procedural order, The defense began the interrogation and led to the endfor more than two hours. None of the jurors wanted to ask Cupertino a question.
At the beginning of the last testimonial of the night, by defendant Eduardo Machado, prosecutor Thiago Marin thanked the lawyers of the Cupertino ornament for giving room to the questions of the prosecution, Something not granted by Paul’s defense.
“Impossible to have committed this crime”
The defendant spoke throughout his interrogation with a tone of outburst. Upon receiving the first question that he would have committed the crime, he denied. “No, impossible for me to have committed this crime,” he said.
Paulo Cupertino said he had no reason for the crime and who had never known the victims. “I never in my life I was aware of Rafael, Mrs. Miriam or Lord John, I say loudly to anyone who wants to listen. At no time in my life did I have access to them.”
Not only directed speech to jurors, prosecutors and the magistrate, but also turned and vented to the people present in the plenaryapologizing to the judge and saying it is “his moment”.
Cupertino reported a version that An unidentified person was responsible for the deaths of Rafael, Miriam and João. “I was a coward, but I wasn’t coward to have killed, I could have prevented the guy there.” Paul did not explain or detailed who this person would be and said he was silent in the situation, because He didn’t think “the tramp would kill”.
“I didn’t kill Mr. Rafael, Unfortunately I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing. The little I see is what I see in prison, “said Cupertino who didn’t know her daughter’s boyfriend.
He emphasized that there was no reason to commit the crime. “In order to do this at the door of my house, with my family, my children at home? Why? At no time would I do this barbarism“.
Clashes, informality and questioning
During his speech, Cupertino raised, tried to speak informally to the judgepoked the prosecutors, offended prosecution lawyer Fernando Viggiano and even questioned his own lawyers.
In a moment that explained his version about actor Rafael Miguel, prosecutor Thiago Marin tried to comment on the speech. The defendant got up, step forward and confronted the prosecutor: “Do you want to interrupt me?”. The judge interrupted and asked Cupertino to sit, who then apologized.
Paulo also tried to talk informally with the magistrate during the interrogation. He cited a situation in which the Judge Antonio would have gone to his prison cell. In a moment, the judge said he would not dialogue with the defendant.
Cupertino also questioned his defense lawyer. When she tried to stop him to continue the questions, he asked her, “Isn’t that what did you want? Are you interrupting me?
Experience in prison
Cupertino is Preventively arrested at the Guarulhos II Provisional Detention Center. He was arrested on May 16, 2022, after almost three years on the run.
The defendant talked about his experience in jail and reported moments when he was Victim of attacks, as well as lost weight and lived with criminals.
“You reap what you plant. When I got to jail and crossed the pavilion, I heard they talk, “Now the Cupertino has arrived! Now the jail will be good”he said.
He reports that, in a situation, they put Caco de Glass and “Other Things” In one of his meals, which caused internal bleeding and feces with blood.
“I complained to the director and he said he could do nothing. When I saw, he was being transferred to President Venceslau.” The arrest of the city of the interior of São Paulo has already contained great criminals and facted as Marcola, leader of the First Capital Command (CCP).
“There is first punishment and then prison. I spent days without eating, I weighed 65 kg, “says Cupertino, who appeared visibly slimmer and discreetly appearing when he was arrested in 2022, with long, gray and bearded hair.
Accusations of domestic violence
The daughter and ex-wife of Paulo Cupertino, Isabela and Vanessa, reported Several episodes of domestic violence with the defendant. Vanessa even said that she had her and her nose four times for Paulo.
Upon being questioned by his lawyer, Cupertino refuted the accusations. “Catting, having the audacity to say that I took a machete … I think fairy tale doesn’t exist“He said.
“At that time, I don’t remember broken a Vanessa arm … a peteleco in the ear it may have happened. But that was when she started drinking, “said Cupertino.
He quoted that his daughter was his ally to try to help with his mother’s supposed alcohol problems. Cupertino states that Vanessa hiding vodka in a soda bottle And that, on the day of the crime, when he came home and saw Vanessa, she was “completely drunk.”
Relationship with the daughter
Cupertino said he was always a very present father, but that There’s no photo with her daughterIsabela, or with the other children.
“I was the ATMbut I always had the pleasure of seeing my child does not depend on anyone. All this I did with obligation and proud. He paid school, school van, medical agreement … “he explained.
When asked about his daughter’s studies, he said he never had a problem with her, but did not sit with her to study together. “I won’t lie, sorry women, But I thought it was the mother’s obligation, because I already worked“He added.
Cupertino says that “I took the foot a lot“And he charged his daughter if the house sink was full of dishes or the clothes were messy in the young woman’s room.
He stressed that Never imposed prohibitions on Isabela. “There was never a ban, private jail… For that, I’m a guy in the world. Isabela never told me that I was dating. I had restriction limits, I wouldn’t let go to the bunch,” he says.
Crime Day and Relationship with the Defendants
After speaking intensely for almost 1h30, Cupertino refused to talk about his version of the date of the crimeJune 9, 2019. However, he ended up telling a little about the morning of that day.
“In the day, I spent in the morning, stopped the car in front of the house, I won’t say what happened beforeI crossed and took the Tadeu (son of Cupertino), went to my mother and bakery. “
The defendant was asked about his relationship with the other defendants and his friends, Wanderley and Eduardo. About Wanderley, which he said he called Shrek, said he was a “Face of Good, a friend and a stick for the whole work.” Cupertino also said he was “unfortunately co-defendant and wronged.”
About Eduardo, the defendant stated that he had a stronger relationship, since he was “more unfolded and trade.” “A person who I have a very strong affection,” he described. Cupertino also stated that Eduardo and Wanderley “did nothing”.
When directing the word to the victims of the victims, Paul stated that “You don’t have to ask for forgiveness and no regret. It doesn’t come the image of me killing them. “
He also apologized to everyone for the way he was talking. “I’m changed, this is not a challenge and not a disrespect to anyone.” In a moment, when speaking directly to the jurors, The defendant used the term “chapulet” by saying that he wants a high penalty if he is convicted of crimesand not a penalty of 15 or 20 years.
At the end of his statement, Cupertino said: “I just want to leave, I just want to go home“, referring to the Guarulhos Detention Center.
