Rio Grande do Sul courts handle two separate homicide cases

A man accused of killing 25‑year‑old nursing student Camilla Lopes Fruck will face a jury trial on Thursday at the Central Forum in Porto Alegre. Prosecutors say he participated in a drug‑gang shootout, and the victim was hit by a stray bullet.

The Superior Tribunal de Justiça ordered the release of Micael Willian Rossi, one of four defendants charged with the 2020 murder of 18‑year‑old Paula Perin Portes in Soledade, Rio Grande do Sul. Rossi will remain under electronic monitoring while the case, repeatedly postponed, proceeds to trial. Both cases illustrate ongoing judicial proceedings over high‑profile homicides in the state.