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Bolsonaro supporter responsible for the Sinop massacre said he has 'personal problems with the victims'.

However, during his statement to the police, Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira chose to remain silent about the crime that killed 7 people.

Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira (Photo: Reproduction)

247 - The perpetrator of the massacre that killed seven people in Sinop (MT), Bolsonaro supporter Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, 30, remained silent during his testimony to the Civil Police. He turned himself in to the police this Thursday (23)

“We asked all the pertinent, appropriate, and necessary questions, but on the advice of his lawyer, he remained silent and did not answer any questions. Officially, he did not answer any questions,” said Detective Bráulio Junqueira, who is in charge of the case. 

According to the website FolhamaxShortly after turning himself in at the police station, Edgar informally commented that he "had personal problems with the victims." The criminal did not go into details or name which victims he had personal problems with.

Following the custody hearing, Edgar Ricardo will be transferred to the Dr. Osvaldo Florentino Leite Ferreira Penitentiary, known as the Ferrugem Prison, in Sinop, where he will await trial.