Organ reported to the STF the Brazão brothers and the former head of the Civil Police of RJ as masterminds of the crime; Domingos’ former advisor was arrested by the PF
The PGR (Attorney General’s Office) presented a complaint to the STF (Supreme Federal Court) against those involved in the murder of councilor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, in 2018. The body sent the document on Tuesday (7.May .2024) to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the action at the Court.
The complaint was filed against the brothers Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão and the former head of the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro Rivaldo Barbosa. Chiquinho and Domingos were denounced as ordering the crime and members of a criminal organization. Rivaldo is accused of being one of the perpetrators of the crime.
Now, it will be up to the STF to decide whether or not to accept the complaint against them. If this occurs, they will become defendants in court and may be convicted of the crimes.
The 3 have already been arrested since March 24 of this year by the PF (Federal Police). At the time, the police closed the investigation and said they had completed investigations into the crime.
In addition to them, the PGR also filed a complaint against Robson Calixto da Fonseca, Domingos’ former advisor, and militia member Ronald Alves. This Thursday (May 9), the PF served Robson’s arrest warrant while Ronald was already imprisoned in the federal prison in Campo Grande (MS).
REMEMBER THE CASE
Marielle and Anderson were killed on the night of March 14, 2018. She had left a meeting at the Casa das Pretas Institute, in the center of Rio de Janeiro. The car in which the councilor was traveling was chased by criminals until the Estácio neighborhood, which connects with the North Zone.
Investigations and a plea bargain pointed to former military police officer Ronnie Lessa as the author of the shooting. He allegedly fired 13 times towards the vehicle.
Lessa is arrested. He had previously been convicted of smuggling firearms parts and accessories. The author of the plea bargain is also former PM Élcio Queiroz, who drove the Cobalt used in the crime.
Another suspect arrested is former firefighter Maxwell Simões Correia, known as Suel. It would be his responsibility to deliver the Cobalt used by Lessa for dismantling. According to investigations, all of them are involved with militias.
At the end of February, police arrested Edilson Barbosa dos Santos, known as Orelha. He is the owner of the scrap yard suspected of dismantling and disposing of the vehicle used in the murder.
The man had already been charged by the Public Ministry in August 2023. He is accused of impeding and hindering investigations.
Despite the arrests, 6 years after the crime no one was convicted. Since 2023, the investigation initiated by the Rio de Janeiro police has been monitored by the Federal Police.
In December 2023, the then Minister of Justice and Public Security, Flávio Dino, said that the crime would be solved “shortly”. At the time, he stated that the investigations were moving towards the final phase.
