MPF Files New STF Complaint Accusing Rio Police Officials of Criminal Association and Obstruction in Marielle Franco Case

Overview

• The MPF filed at the STF against Rivaldo Barbosa, Giniton Lages and Marco Antonio Pinto Barros for criminal association and obstruction tied to the murders of Marielle Franco and Anderson Gomes and the attempted killing of aide Fernanda Chaves.
• Prosecutors allege a police-run association led by Barbosa inside Rio’s Civil Police guaranteed impunity for militia and contravention-related homicides by steering and stalling investigations.
• The complaint describes standardized sabotage practices that included disappearing and concealing evidence, avocação of cases from outside delegates, failure to preserve proof, framing innocents, false testimony and futile diligences.
• The new filing stems from STF Inquiry 4,954 following a court-ordered split that carved out the association and obstruction allegations from the case against alleged masterminds.
• Prosecutors seek to maintain precautionary measures, remove the accused from public office and obtain compensation for collective moral damage, while a separate STF trial of the previously indicted alleged masterminds is scheduled for Feb. 24.