THE CORUMBIARA CASE

Date of the Trial: August 14, 2000

Defendants: Airton Ramos de Morais, soldier of the Military Police of State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Icaraíma-State of the Paraná, son of Virgínio Aquino de Morais and Cleuza Ramos de Almeida Morais; Daniel da Silva Furtado, soldier of the Military Police of State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Porto Velho-State of Rondônia, son of Bernardino Furtado and of Francisca Beatriz Pereira da Silva; and José Emílio of Silva Evangelista, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Cruzeiro do Norte – State of the Ceará, son of Deocleciano Evangelista Emílio e Francisco da Silva Evangelista.
Lawyers: Mr. Carlos Eduardo Pietrobon - OAB-RO 360-A and Mr. Lídio Luiz Chaves Barbosa-OAB-RO 513-A.
Art: 121, § 2nd, item IV, of the Penal Code (three times), the defendant Airton, 121, § 2nd, item. IV, PC (three times) the defendant Daniel, and art. 121, § 2nd item IV, PC (three times) the defendant José Emílio.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Carlos Antônio de Jesus Suchi, Francisco Alves Bezerra, Gerson Luiz Bello, Iter José Lopes da Silva, Izaias Graciano de Souza, Maria dos Santos da Silva, Paulo Sérgio Duarte, Percílio Antônio de Andrade, Rosimeire da Rosa Gatti and Walter de Souza.
Witnesses for the Defense: Corporal of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia César, Ricardo Castilho, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Israel Feitosa, and soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Jair Paganarde (witnesses for the accused Airton); Luiz Carlos de Oliveira, Sergeant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Francisco Alves Bezerra, Corporal of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Reinaldo de Jesus Santos, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Jair Paganarde, and soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Adjailson da Silva Cunha (witnesses for the accused Daniel); Fireman Sergeant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Teófilo Carvalho, Sergeant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Antônio Carlos de Barros, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Francisco Paulo Campos, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Paulo Sérgio Duarte and Carlos Roberto Mazalla (witnesses for the accused José Emílio).

Date of the Trial: August 21, 2000

Defendants: José Hélio Cysmeiros Pachá, Captain of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Rio de Janeiro, State of the Rio de Janeiro-RJ, son of José Rocha Antar and of Maria do Socorro Cysmeiros; Mauro Ronaldo Flores Corrêa, Lieutenant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, in Santa Maria- State of the Rio Grande do Sul-RS, son of João Corrêa and Hilda Flores Corrêa.
Lawyers: Mr. Marcos Antônio Vilela of Carvalho - OAB/RO 85 and Mr. Lídio Luiz Chaves Barbosa - OAB/RO 513-A.
Art: 121 § 2nd item IV of the Penal Code (three times) the two accused Mauro and José Hélio.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Francisco Alves Bezerra, Gerson Luiz Bello, Maria dos Santos Silva, Paulo Sérgio Duarte and Rosimeire da Rosa Gatti.
Witnesses for the Defense: Corporal of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Adailson Bezerra Hernando, soldier(s?) of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, José Eduardo Gonçalves, Honorino Dalla Valle, Terezinha Ferraz Bedôr and Major of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia Cid Prestes Goulart Filho (witnesses for the accused Mauro).

Date of the Trial: August 23, 2000

Defendant: Geraldo João Rodrigues, Corporal of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Bom Conselho-State of Pernambuco-PE, son of João Rodrigues and of Júlia Joana dos Santos Rodrigues.
Lawyers: Mr. Carlos Eduardo Pietrobon - OAB-RO 360-A and Mr. Lídio Luiz Chaves Barbosa-OAB-RO 513-A.
Art: 121, § 2nd, item IV jointly with II all of the Penal Code.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Genacir Ferreira and Moacir Camargo Ferreira.
Witnesses for the Defense: Alcides Branco da Silva, Antonio Cardoso de Melo, Corporal of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, João Batista Gonçalves, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Amadeu Serafim and forest soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Lindomar Aparacido Bigorne.

Date of the Trial: August 25, 2000

Defendants: Cícero Pereira Leite, also known as "Topa-Tudo", Brazilian, single, son of José Pereira Leite and of Afonsina Cecília de Sá Leite, born in Floresta – State of the Piaui - PI, on September 04, 1957; Claudenir Gilberto Ramos, also known as "Búfalo" (Buffalo), Brazilian, single, land-tiller , son of Adelino Ramos and of Antonia dos Anjos, born on June 07, 1973, in Chopinzinho-State of the Paraná-PR.
Lawyers: Mr. Raul Ribeiro da Fonseca Filho - OAB/RO 555 and Mr. Georges Tavares.
Art: 121, § 2nd, item IV (02 times), 148, 288, single paragraph and 329, all of the Penal Code, the two accused Cícero and Claudenir.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Alaídio de Souza Duarte, Antonio Lenírio Leonardo, Áureo Soares, Darci Braga Santos, Eron Teixeira Chawantes, Evaldo Macedo Feitosa, Genacir Ferreira, Geraldo Aurélio dos Santos, João Pereira da Silva, Jonas Soares Filho, Valdeir Luiz da Silva, Valtair Clementino da Silva.
Witnesses for the Defense: Daniel de Oliveira, Daniel Pereira, Domingos, Antonio Cardoso and Geruza Guimarães de Souza.

Date of the Trial: August 29, 2000

Defendant: Claudenilson Alves, Sergeant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Norandiba-State of São Paulo-SP, son of Venceslau Alves Neto and of Terezinha Venceslau Alves.
Lawyer: Marcos Soares-OAB/RO 314-A
Art. 121, § 2nd, item IV, all of the Penal Code (three times).
Witnesses for the Accusation: Francisco Alves Bezerra, Gerson Luiz Bello, Maria dos Santos Silva, Paulo Sérgio Duarte and Rosimeire da Rosa Gatti.

Date of the Trial: August 31, 2000

Defendants: Luiz Carlos Fernandes, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Lins-State of São Paulo - SP, son of Luiz de Almeida and of Maria da Conceição Catarina; Moisés de Oliveira Lima, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Mantena-State of Minas Gerais - MG, son of José Carmo de Lima and of Maria Andreza de Oliveira; and Vilson Luiz Pedon, soldier of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, born in Anchieta-State of Santa Catarina - SC, son of Frederico Pedon and of Maria Pedon.
Lawyers: Mr. Carlos Eduardo Pietrobon - OAB-RO 360-A and Mr. Lídio Luiz Chaves Barbosa-OAB-RO 513-A.
Art. 121 2nd, item IV of the Penal Code (three times), the three accused Luiz, Moisés and Vilson.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Francisco Alves Bezerra, Genacir Ferreira, Geraldo Aurélio dos Santos, Gerson Luiz Bello, Maria dos Santos Silva, Paulo Corrêa da Silva, Paulo Sérgio Duarte, Romildo Sales da Costa and Rosimeire da Rosa Gatti.
Witnesses for the Defense: Noé Costa Alves, Gerson Luiz Bello, Hélio Farias Ribeiro, Valdeir Luiz da Silva (witnesses for the accused Moisés), Silas Flauzino, Valdeir Luiz, Hélio Farias and Adjailson da Silva Cunha (witnesses for the accused Luiz Carlos), Maria Timóteo de Andrade, Lieutenant of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia Rildo José Flores, Noé Costa Alves, Iter José Lopes da Silva and Jair Paganarde (witnesses for the accused Vilson).

Date of the Trial: September 04, 2000

Defendant: Vitório Régis Mena Mendes, Captain of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia PM, Brazilian, born in Porto Alegre – State of Rio Grande do Sul - RS, son of Almeida Ferreira Mendes and of Teodora Mena Amaral.
Lawyer: Mr. Emiliano de Queiroz-OAB/RO 304-A.
Art. 121 § 2nd, item IV all of the Penal Code (three times).
Witnesses for the Accusation: Arnaldo Carlos Teco da Silva, Carlos Fernando Soares dos Santos, Denver Carola, João Carlos Sinoti Balbi and Percílio Antonio de Andrade.

Date of the Trial: September 06, 2000

Defendant: José Pereira Ventura, Lieutenant Colonel of the Military Police of the State of Rondônia, Brazilian, born in Santos-State of São Paulo-SP, son of Josias Francisco Pereira and Laide Pereira.
Lawyer: Marcos Soares-OAB/RO 314-A.
Art. 121, "Caput" of the PC.
Witnesses for the Accusation: Arnaldo Carlos Teco da Silva, Carlos Fernando Soares dos Santos, Denver Carola, João Carlos Sinoti Balbi and Percílio Antonio de Andrade.