Rio Court Sentences Eduardo Fauzi to 4 Years, 8 Months for 2019 Molotov Attack on Porta dos Fundos

Overview

• Eduardo Fauzi, whose case surfaced again Wednesday in press reports, received a 4-year, 8-month term to start in a semi-open regime for the 2019 firebombing of Porta dos Fundos’ headquarters in Rio.
• The judge denied him the right to appeal while free and kept his preventive detention in place to preserve public order and ensure he serves any sentence after his prior flight from Brazil.
• The conviction relied on security video, facial-recognition forensics, and witness statements, along with Fauzi’s own remarks about the attack.
• The sentence was increased by one-third because the target was a site dedicated to cultural production, which the court said demands protection so threats do not silence speech.
• Fauzi fled to Russia after the attack, was arrested by Interpol in Moscow in September 2020, and was extradited to Brazil in March 2022, while the fire at the studio was contained by a guard with no injuries.