The jury found four defendants responsible for the fire that killed 242 people in Santa Maria in 2013.
The Minister The Toffoli Days, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF)re-established the validity of the conviction The four defendants for the fire at the Kiss Nightclub, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do SulThe tragedy, which occurred on January 27, 2013, caused 242 deaths and more than 600 injuries. being one of the country’s biggest tragedies in terms of number of victimsThe decision, published on Monday (2), accepted the appeals of the Public Prosecutor of Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal Public Prosecutor (MPF) against the annulment of the trial, according to information from G1.
Understanding the case
In December 2021, nearly nine years after the tragedy, the defendants were convicted by the jury. Marcelo of Jesus dos Santossinger of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, e Luciano Bonilha Leaoassistant to the gang, were sentenced to 18 years in prison each for premeditated murder. Elissandro Callegaro Spohrone of the club’s members, received a sentence of 22 years and six months, and Mauro Londero Hoffmanalso a member of the nightclub, he was sentenced to 19 years and six months.
However, in August 2022, the Rio Grande do Sul Court of Justice (TJ-RS) annulled the trial, citing alleged irregularities, such as the selection of jurors, meetings between the presiding judge and the jurors, illegalities in the arguments elaborated and an alleged change of accusation in the reply phase, prohibited by law. The TJ’s decision generated great repercussions and controversy, taking the case to the Superior Court of Justice (STJ).
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