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Former city councilman Jairo Souza Santos Júnior, known as Jairinho, was sentenced to 43 years, nine months and 20 days in prison for the death of his stepson Henry Borel, age 4. The sentence was handed down early Thursday morning (6) by the 2nd Jury Court of Rio de Janeiro, after a trial lasting 10 days. ◦
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"A juíza Elizabeth Machado Louro **concedeu um perdão judicial** a Monique Medeiros no julgamento da morte do filho, Henry Borel."
Monique Medeiros, Henry's mother, had the charge of intentional homicide reclassified to culpable homicide by the Sentencing Council, composed of five men and two women. Judge Elizabeth Machado Louro granted judicial pardon to Monique, extinguishing punishment for culpable homicide, and ordered her immediate release from the Gericinó Complex. ?
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"O Conselho de Sentença, formado por 5 homens e 2 mulheres, entendeu que Monique não teve a intenção de matar o filho nem assumiu o risco da morte dele — condições que caracterizam o **dolo**. Os jurados concluíram que Monique agiu com negligência, mas desclassificaram a acusação original de homicídio doloso, transformando-a em **homicídio culposo**."
Jairinho was convicted of doubly qualified homicide (35 years, six months and 20 days), torture (six years and three months) and coercion (two years). Monique was found guilty only of omission regarding the torture suffered by Henry, with a sentence of one year and four months already served during preventive detention. The judge also ordered Jairinho to pay R$ 400,000 in compensation to Henry's father, Leniel Borel. ✓
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"Jairinho foi enquadrado em três crimes: Homicídio: pena de 35 anos, seis meses e 20 dias Tortura: pena de seis anos e três meses Coação: pena de dois anos"
The Public Prosecutor's Office and Jairinho's defense announced they will appeal the decisions. Prosecutor Fábio Vieira stated that "in a first questioning, Monique was considered responsible for Henry's intentional death" and therefore "she should also have been convicted of intentional homicide." Leniel Borel harshly criticized the pardon granted to his ex-wife, declaring they "killed my son for the third time." ✓
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"A sentença será objeto de recurso, uma vez que, em uma primeira quesitação, Monique foi considerada responsável pela morte dolosa de Henry. Assim, entendemos que ela também deveria ter sido condenada pelo homicídio doloso", afirmou o promotor de Justiça Fábio Vieira, que atuou no júri."
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The judge characterized social reaction as misogyny and patriarchal culture
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What are the specific jurisprudential precedents that supported the granting of judicial pardon in this case of culpable homicide?
Why it's still unknown: The sentence mentioned criteria for judicial pardon, but the specific doctrinal precedents applied were not detailed in available sources.
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What are the deadlines and competent instance for the appeals announced by the MP and Jairinho's defense?
Why it's still unknown: Although multiple sources confirm there will be appeals, none specify the procedural deadlines or the competent higher instance.
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What were the specific criteria that differentiated the torture episode for which Monique was convicted from the two cases in which she was acquitted?
Why it's still unknown: Sources mention that Monique was convicted for omission in one torture case and acquitted in two others, but do not detail the legal criteria that supported this distinction.