The detective who solved Marielle's murder and mentioned Bolsonaro will be removed from his position.
Journalist Lauro Jardim revealed this morning that police chief Giniton Lages, responsible for the investigation into the deaths of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, will be removed from the case by the Civil Police; "Officially, the reason given will be that he fulfilled his mission," wrote Jardim; Lages deeply displeased Bolsonaro supporters by mentioning the President of the Republic and his family in the press conference about the arrest of the murderers late this Tuesday morning.
247 - The journalist Lauro Jardim revealed in your column In the newspaper O Globo this Wednesday morning (13) it was reported that delegate Giniton Lages, responsible for the investigation into the deaths of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes, will be removed from the case by the Civil Police. "Officially, the reason given will be that he fulfilled his mission," wrote Jardim. Lages deeply displeased Bolsonaro supporters by mentioning the President of the Republic and his family in the press conference about the arrest of the murderers at the end of the morning this Tuesday.
Bolsonaro's discomfort with the resolution of the crime was evident in a brief conversation with journalists on Tuesday afternoon:
- Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) March 12th, 2019
The head of the Civil Police, Chief Inspector Marcus Vinícius Braga, will indicate next week who will be in charge of the second phase of the investigation, focused on discovering who ordered the murder of the councilwoman and the driver - Jardim informed in his statement.
The quote about Bolsonaro was explosive and had a high impact when it was... Headline from Brasil 247 Early Tuesday afternoon. Read the report:
The first concrete link between Jair Bolsonaro's family and Ronnie Lessa's has emerged: one of Bolsonaro's sons dated Lessa's daughter. This fact was confirmed by the head of the Homicide Division in Rio de Janeiro, Giniton Lages, during a press conference about the arrest of Lessa and the other assassin, former military policeman Élcio Vieira de Queiroz. Bolsonaro and Lessa live in the same condominium in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. With their sons dating, what kind of relationship has been established between the two families?
In an almost inaudible part of the interview, an unidentified reporter asks: "Is it confirmed that Bolsonaro's youngest son dated or is dating Ronie Lessa's daughter?". Lages replies: "It's confirmed, but that's not the subject of an investigation at this time." He then states: "But it could be later on." At this point, Lages was interrupted by someone who could not be identified in the broadcast, and the subject disappears from the agenda.
Bolsonaro's youngest son is Jair Renan Bolsonaro, 20 years old, but his name was not mentioned in the question or the answer.