Amarildo Case: Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice denies habeas corpus to military police officers.

Rio 247 – The Court of Justice of the state of Rio de Janeiro (TJ-RJ) denied the habeas corpus petition filed by the defense of four military police officers accused of involvement in the death of construction worker Amarildo de Souza, on July 14 of this year, in the Rocinha community, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Amarildo's body has not yet been located. In total, 25 police officers were indicted.

In a ruling published this Monday (25), the rapporteur, Judge Marcus Quaresma Ferraz, states that the information gathered during the investigation is sufficient to have evidence of the materiality of the crime.

"The manner and execution of the extremely serious crimes perpetrated, the conduct of the accused during and after the commission of the offenses, and other circumstances, including the immense public outcry and repercussions, undermining the very guarantee of public order, demonstrate the need for custody," justified Judge Marcus Quaresma Ferraz in his decision.

Interestingly, last month, four female soldiers from the Military Police (PM) informed the State Public Prosecutor's Office (MPPE) that they were forced by their accomplices to conceal evidence of torture suffered by Amarildo (read more). here).

Furthermore, a minor stated that, after suffering injuries during Operation Armed Peace on July 14th, an operation against drug trafficking in Rocinha, Major Édson Santos went to the hospital to offer him a property outside Rocinha in exchange for the teenager lying and accusing a drug trafficker of Amarildo's disappearance (read more). here).

The four military police officers whose habeas corpus petitions were denied were Jorge Luiz Gonçalves, Victor Pereira da Silva, Marlon Campos Reis, and Douglas Vital Machado.