Criminal sentencing in Brazil

The provided reports detail various criminal sentencing outcomes across Brazil.

In Araguaína, Joatan Rodrigues da Silva was sentenced to 16 years in prison and six months of detention for a fatal drunk driving accident that occurred in October 2024. The jury classified the homicide as ‘dolo eventual’, indicating the perpetrator assumed the risk of causing death. The incident resulted in the death of an elderly woman, Auzineide Alencar Cavalcante, who was struck while walking on a sidewalk.

In São Francisco do Guaporé, a defendant received a 131-year prison sentence following a jury trial for five crimes committed in 2024, including three completed homicides, one attempted homicide, and one case of rape of a vulnerable person. The victims included a 45-year-old woman, an 11-year-old girl, and an eight-month-old baby.

Other significant judicial rulings include:

• Santa Catarina: A 34-year sentence for the femicide of a partner and a 56-year sentence for an attack on an ex-girlfriend and supermarket employees in Rio Negrinho.

• Piauí: A 16-year sentence for a homicide committed in 2011.

• Mato Grosso: The judiciary maintained the arrest of businesswoman Julinere Goulart Bentos regarding the murder of lawyer Renato Nery, while revoking the preventive detention of lawyer Paulo Roberto Gomes dos Santos in a separate fatal accident case. Additionally, a driver in Sorriso received a sentence of over six years for a 2016 fatal collision involving a motorcycle while driving intoxicated.