Overview
- The Supreme Court found former lawmakers Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão guilty of double murder, attempted murder and membership in an armed criminal organization.
- Each brother received 76 years and three months in prison, and the court ordered 7 million reais in damages to the families and the surviving victim.
- Five defendants were tried; two ex-police officers were convicted, and Rio’s former civil police chief was cleared of murder but convicted of corruption and obstruction.
- Justices said Franco was targeted for opposing efforts to legalize land controlled by militias, which they described as integral to the Brazãos’ power network.
- The verdict follows the 2024 convictions of gunmen Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, and appeals of the new rulings remain possible.