Trial begins for police officers accused of killing Juan.
Four military police officers are accused of killing 11-year-old Juan Moraes Neves in 2011; according to a complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the officers allegedly attempted to execute the victims, believing them to be drug traffickers; Juan's body was even removed from the crime scene and placed elsewhere in an attempt to conceal the murder.
Vitor Abdala
Reporter from Agência Brasil
Rio de Janeiro - The 4th Criminal Court of Nova Iguaçu, in Baixada Fluminense, began at 13 pm today (9) the trial of the four military police officers accused of killing the boy Juan Moraes Neves, 11 years old, in 2011. The police officers Isaías Souza do Carmo, Edilberto Barros do Nascimento, Ubirani Soares and Rubens da Silva are accused of two qualified homicides and two attempted homicides.
In addition to Juan, the police officers are accused of killing 17-year-old Igor Souza Afonso and attempting to murder Juan's brother, Wesley Felipe Moraes da Silva, as well as Wanderson dos Santos Assis. The crimes occurred in June 2011, during a police operation in the Danon favela, in Nova Iguaçu.
According to a complaint filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the police officers allegedly attempted to execute the victims, believing them to be drug traffickers. The body of young Juan was even removed from the crime scene and placed elsewhere in an attempt to conceal the murder. The police officers will be tried by a jury in a trial expected to last four days.
Edited by: Talita Cavalcante