Wellington Macedo de Souza's sentence upheld in Brasília airport bomb case
The 3ª Turma Criminal of the Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios unanimously upheld a six‑year prison sentence (initially in a closed‑regime) for Wellington Macedo de Souza. He was convicted of aggravated explosion for placing an improvised bomb on a tanker truck carrying about 63,000 liters of aviation kerosene near Brasília International Airport on 24 December 2022. The court rejected his appeal, finding that he transported the explosive device, helped select the location and timing, and that the device was capable of detonating; it failed only because of a malfunction in the activation mechanism. The judgment confirmed that the plot was part of a coordinated effort by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro to create chaos and provoke a military intervention before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration. Co‑accused George Washington de Oliveira Sousa and Alan Diego dos Santos Rodrigues were also convicted, with evidence including security‑camera footage and a co‑defendant’s confession.
Entities: Alan Diego dos Santos Rodrigues · Brasília International Airport · George Washington de Oliveira Sousa · Jair Bolsonaro · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal · Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios (TJDFT) · Wellington Macado de Souza · Wellington Macedo de Souza
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- [● 10 SOURCES] Wellington Macedo de Souza transported the explosive device and helped select its placement and timing. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The 3rd Criminal Panel of the Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal e dos Territórios unanimously upheld the conviction, rejecting the defence’s arguments. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The attempted bombing took place days before the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] Wellington Macedo de Souza was sentenced to six years in prison in a closed‑regime. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] He was part of a group of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro seeking to cause chaos and provoke a military intervention before Lula's inauguration. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] Other participants George Washington de Oliveira Sousa and Alan Diego dos Santos Rodrigues were also convicted in related cases. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] He was convicted of attempted explosion of a bomb placed on a tanker truck carrying about 63,000 liters of aviation kerosene near Brasília International Airport on 24 December 2022. (belongs=true)
- [● 10 SOURCES] The bomb failed to detonate because of a malfunction in its activation mechanism. (belongs=true)