The trial of Paulo Cupertino began this Thursday afternoon (10). accused of shooting dead the former Chiquititas actor, Rafael Miguel, and his parents, João Alcisio, and mother, Miriam Selma Silva Miguel. The crime that occurred in 2019 will be tried by a Popular Jury in São Paulo.
Cupertino will be tried at the Barra Funda Criminal Forum, in the capital of São Paulo, for triple qualified homicide and could face up to 90 years in prison. She has been in prison since 2022, when she was captured, after fleeing from authorities for almost three years. Two other men are accused of helping Cupertino during the escape. Find out who the three defendants are on trial starting today.
The jury will be made up of six women and one man, defined after drawing lots.
According to the list of witnesses that the CNN had access, there will be fifteen testimonies between Thursday and Friday (11) . Initially, 18 people would testify, but the CNN found that three of them gave up. Among the witnesses are his daughter, Isabela Tibcherani Matias, and Paulo Cupertino’s ex-partner, Vanessa Ticherani de Camargo, who asked to testify without the accused being present in court.
Understand what the Popular Jury will be like
In Brazil, the Jury Court is a body of the Judiciary responsible for judging intentional crimes against life. The crime took place on June 9, 2019 and shocked the country. Cupertino managed to escape the authorities for three years, only being captured in May 2022 in an apartment in the South Zone of São Paulo, after passing through around 100 addresses in at least three countries – Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
The trial, which suspended the agenda for this Thursday and Friday (11), will define the future of two other people. They are accused of personal favoritism, for helping Cupertino to escape and hide after the crimes. Eduardo Jose Machado known as Eduardo da Pizzaria, aged 45, and Wanderley Antunes Ribeiro Senhora 59 years old. They face the charges in freedom.
Although they are all in the same trial, Paulo Cupertino, Eduardo Jose Machado and Wanderley Antunes face different crimes. Understand what the Popular Jury will be like, which starts today .
About the crime
The crime took place on June 9, 2019. Cupertino managed to escape the authorities for three years, only being captured in May 2022 in an apartment in the south of São Paulo, after going through around 100 addresses in at least three countries – Brazil , Paraguay and Argentina.
According to the complaint from the Public Ministry of São Paulo, Cupertino maintained a possession relationship with his daughter, Isabela Tibecherani Matias and did not accept that the young woman had a relationship with the former actor from the children’s soap opera.
Remember the murder of the “Chiquititas” actor and family
The former actor’s parents, João Alcisio Miguel and Miriam Selma da Silva were murdered in front of their Cupertino house. The actor was also killed. The expert counted at least thirteen shots. They all died at the scene.
Find out who the victims of the “Chiquititas” actor’s killer are
This content was originally published in Cupertino is judged by 6 women and one man; jury starts with 15 witnesses on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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