Minister Flávio Dino, president of the First Panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), scheduled the trial for the murder of councilor Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes, killed by machine gun fire in March 2018, in the central region of Rio de Janeiro, for February.
Three sessions were formally called to judge the case, the first is scheduled to begin at 9 am on February 24, a Tuesday. On the same day, in the afternoon, the ordinary session of the First Panel was also reserved for the analysis of the case, from 2pm to 6pm. If necessary, another extraordinary session was scheduled for February 25, at 9 am.
this Friday (5), after the process was released the previous day by the rapporteur, minister Alexandre de Moraes. The trial was postponed until next year due to the recess period at the Supreme Court, which begins on the 19th of this month and runs until February 1st.
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The defendants for their alleged participation in the crime are the counselor of the Court of Auditors of Rio de Janeiro (TCE-RJ) Domingos Brazão, the former federal deputy Chiquinho Brazão, Domingos’ brother, the former head of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro Rivaldo Barbosa, the Major of the Military Police Ronald Alves de Paula and the former military police officer Robson Calixto, Domingos’ advisor. Everyone is in pre-trial detention.
According to the plea bargain of former police officer Ronnie Lessa, a confessed defendant in carrying out the gunshots at the councilwoman, the brothers Brazão and Barbosa acted as masterminds of the crime.
Rivaldo Barbosa would have participated in the preparations for the execution of the crime. Ronald is accused of monitoring the councilor’s routine and passing on the information to the group. Robson Calixto would have handed over the weapon used in the crime to Lessa.
According to the investigation carried out by the Federal Police, Marielle’s murder is related to the parliamentarian’s opposition to the interests of the political group led by the Brazão brothers, who are linked to land issues in areas controlled by militias in Rio.
In statements given during the investigation, the accused denied participation in the murder.
