Brazil court sentences former military police officer to 35 years in prison
A judge in Maranhão’s Bom Jardim district sentenced former military police officer Francisco da Silva Sousa to 35 years and four months in prison, according to Mongabay. The decision was publicly announced at about 1 a.m. on April 29, 2026, with the sentence to begin in a closed facility.
Judge Philipe Silveira da Cunha publicly sentenced former military police officer Francisco da Silva Sousa to 35 years and four months in prison in a courtroom in Bom Jardim district, Maranhão, according to Mongabay.
The sentence was announced at about 1 a.m. on April 29, 2026. It is to be served initially in a closed facility.
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