Karina Kufa to Marry Convicted Businessman Thiago Brennand by Proxy While He Serves 10-Year Term

Overview

• Reports published June 22 and June 23 say the civil marriage will be held by procuração at the Potim registry office on July 2 because Brennand is detained at the Penitenciária de Potim.
• Thiago Brennand was convicted by a São Paulo court and is serving an initial closed‑regime sentence of about 10 years on rape and related charges.
• Karina Kufa joined Brennand’s legal team roughly four months ago, has represented him in higher‑court matters and says she remains convinced of his innocence.
• Kufa and Brennand say their relationship developed during weekly, glass‑separated visits in the prison parlatório and that they never had physical contact there.
• The combination of a serving client marrying his lawyer, the proxy mechanism that lets an absent spouse sign at a civil registry, and Kufa’s past work for Bolsonaro relatives is likely to raise ethical scrutiny and public interest as appeals proceed.