Brazilian courts impose lengthy prison terms in multiple homicide and femicide cases
In Brasília, the Jury Court sentenced Joaci Oliveira Santos, known as “Jubileu,” to 18 years and three days for the 2020 stabbing death of trans woman Juliana da Cruz Costa after a dispute over a meal.
In Alagoas, José Ricardo dos Santos received a 29‑year‑8‑month sentence for the 2018 murder of his former partner Angélica, a teacher who was killed with 37 stab wounds; the trial highlighted his lack of remorse.
Acré court handed Luiz Henrique da Silva a 51‑year‑10‑month term for the 2025 femicide of his partner Maria Luceleide de Oliveira and the attempted murder of her 15‑year‑old granddaughter, ordering substantial damages for the survivors.
In Rio Grande do Sul, a jury in Bom Jesus is hearing four defendants for the 2023 disappearance and killing of truck driver Luciano Boeira Melo; one defendant, Felipe Silveira Noronha, confessed to the shooting and led police to a bone believed to belong to the victim.
In Armação dos Búzios, driver Yago da Silva Lima was sentenced to 45 years in a closed‑regime prison for the 2025 drunken hit‑and‑run that killed 18‑year‑old Maria Eduarda Souza Augusto and seriously injured another youth.
Entities: Eduarda Shigematsu · Joaci Oliveira Santos · José Ricardo dos Santos · Luciano Boeira Melo · Luiz Henrique da Silva · Maringá · Ricardo Seidi · Silvio Antonio da Silva · Votuporanga · Yago da Silva Lima