New Sentence Confirm the Eldorado dos Carajás Trial is a Farce

Only 2 of the 12 tried officials in the Eldorado dos Carajas massacre case have been found guilty

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At 7:30PM, with a partially empty State Jury Court room, the acquittal of four lieutenants and two sergeants accused in the massacre at Eldorado dos Carajás was delivered. With 5 votes to 2, the jury decided to absolve lieutenants Jorge Nazaré Araújo dos Santos, Mauro Sérgio Marques da Silva, Natanael Guerreiro da Silva and Raimundo de Souza Oliveira, as well as sergeants Raimundo Nonato Lima da Rocha e Roberto Nazareno Moraes, all leaders of the Parauapebas troop during the operation. The sentences of preceding sessions have had favorable results to the defense. The jury only convicted two of the twelve officials tried. The two who were condemned are officials and walked out of the courtroom freely as they are appealing the sentence. This situation confirms the farce of Eldorado once again.

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Nova sentença confirma farsa do Julgamento de Eldorado do Carajás

Com o plenário do Tribunal do Júri do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado (TJE) parcialmente vazio foi divulgada as 19h30, horário local, a sentença que absolveu quatro tenentes e dois sargento, acusados do Massacre de Eldorado do Carajás. Por 05 votos a 02 os jurados decidiram pela absolvição dos tenentes Jorge Nazaré Araújo dos Santos, Mauro Sérgio Marques da Silva, Natanael Guerreiro da Silva e Raimundo de Souza Oliveira. E ainda os sargentos Raimundo Nonato Lima da Rocha e Roberto Nazareno Moraes, todos integrantes da tropa de Parauapebas durante a operação.

As sentenças das sessões precedentes mostram um resultado favorável à defesa. O júri condenou apenas dois dos doze oficias julgados. Os dois condenados são oficiais e respondem ao processo em liberdade. Esse quadro confirma cada vez mais a farsa de Eldorado.


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