# Judicial rulings on wrongful detention in Brazil

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/judicial-rulings-on-wrongful-detention-in-brazil
> Updated: 2026-10-20T10:00:00.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Recent judicial developments in Brazil have addressed cases of improper or excessive detention. In Acre, the Court of Justice (TJAC) unanimously granted habeas corpus to Everton Silva Calixto, who had been held in preventive detention for over nine months regarding a non-violent theft of R$ 190. The court ruled that the delay, caused by administrative scheduling conflicts, made the detention disproportionate.

In Pernambuco, the state was ordered to pay R$ 30,000 in compensation to Antônio Severino de Souza following his 12-day wrongful incarceration in Recife. Souza was arrested due to an incorrect identification linked to a criminal alias. While the State Attorney General’s Office has appealed, arguing the arrest did not involve “dolo, má fé ou erro grosseiro indenizável” (intent, bad faith, or compensable gross error), the Social Defense Secretariat has launched a preliminary investigation into the incident.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-20: Pernambuco ordered to indemnify man wrongfully imprisoned

Pernambuco must pay R$ 30,000 to Antônio Severino de Souza after he was mistakenly imprisoned for 12 days for a crime he did not commit.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/pernambuco-ordered-to-indemnify-man-wrongfully-imprisoned

### 2026-09-23: Acre Court grants habeas corpus to man held for nine months over R$ 190 theft

The Acre Court of Justice granted habeas corpus to Everton Silva Calixto, releasing him after nine months of detention for a non-violent theft of R$ 190 due to excessive procedural delays.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/acre-court-grants-habeas-corpus-to-man-held-for-nine-months-over-r-190-theft

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