Brazil sentences three to over 14 years for storming government buildings

[Judi Lynn]

2. Brazil: Top Court Sentences Another Jan. 8 Rioter To 17 Years In Jail

September 16, 2023
By ABr

By André Richter

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday (Sep. 14) sentenced Matheus Lima de Carvalho Lázaro—the third defendant in the case of the January 8 putschist riots—to 17 years in prison.

It was also ruled he should pay a collective sum of BRL 30 million along with the other defendants for their participation in the depredation of government buildings in Brasília.

He was arrested on the Esplanade of Ministries on the day of the attacks after emerging from the National Congress building carrying a penknife. According to investigators, he had sent messages to family members during the riots advocating military intervention to seize power.

Based on the vote of the rapporteur, Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the majority of the ministers confirmed the defendant had committed the crimes of armed criminal association, violent abolition of the democratic state of law, attempted coup d’état, damage aggravated by violence and serious threat, and deterioration of property listed as heritage.

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https://www.eurasiareview.com/16092023-brazil-top-court-sentences-another-jan-8-rioter-to-17-years-in-jail/