Marielle case: Lewandowski announces approval of Ronnie Lessa’s plea

The Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, made a public statement this Tuesday (19) to announce the approval of the plea bargain of Ronnie Lessa, accused of being one of those responsible for the death of councilor Marielle Franco.

With Lessa’s collaboration, approved by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), justice comes closer to discovering those involved in the murder, which completed three years on March 14.

Lessa’s collaboration was made official after the investigator’s hearing with a judge assisting Minister Alexandre de Morais. Lewandowski also highlighted that the accusation takes place under judicial secrecy, but the updates bring hope.

“We know that this award-winning collaboration, which is a means of obtaining evidence, brings extremely important elements that lead us to believe that we will soon have a solution to the murder of councilor Marielle Franco”, highlighted the former magistrate. The minister also praised the work of the Federal Police (PF) and support from the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ).