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Brazil criminal prosecutions
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In July 2026 Brazilian authorities dealt with two continued to address high‑profile criminal cases. On 16 July, former Former Army soldier Kelvin Barros da Silva was placed remained in preventive detention and scheduled for pending a popular‑jury trial on for femicide and corpse‑concealment charges after he killed and set fire to the December 2025 killing of Corporal Maria de Lourdes Freire Matos at the 1st Cavalry Guard Regiment in Brasília Brasília. Later in December 2025. The case attracted public attention for its gender‑based violence aspect and the involvement of a serving military member. Two weeks later, on 29 July, a panel month, the 3ª Turma Criminal of the Tribunal de Justiça do Distrito Federal Court e dos Territórios unanimously upheld a six‑year closed‑regime prison sentence for Wellington Macedo de Souza. He had been convicted of attempted explosion after placing The court confirmed his role in transporting and positioning an improvised bomb on a tanker truck carrying roughly about 63,000 liters of aviation kerosene near Brasília International Airport on 24 December 2022; 2022, noting the device was capable of detonating but failed to detonate due to a malfunction. The court rejected defence claims judgment reiterated that the bomb could not have exploded, citing security‑camera footage, a co‑defendant’s confession and forensic analysis confirming its lethal potential. Judges highlighted Macedo’s role in transporting the explosive, selecting the location and timing, and his participation in plot was part of a group coordinated effort by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro supporters aiming to create provoke chaos and provoke a military intervention ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s inauguration. Other members of the network, including Co‑accused George Washington de Oliveira Sousa and Alan Diego dos Santos Rodrigues, have Rodrigues received related sentences. Both cases convictions. These proceedings illustrate Brazil’s ongoing judicial response to violent offenses, ranging from gender‑based murder to attempted terrorist attacks, and underscore the country’s focus on holding individuals accountable for serious crimes.
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