Former councilor Jairo Souza Santos Júnior, known as Jairinho, was sentenced to 43 years, 9 months and 20 days in prison for the death of Henry Borel in March 2021. The child's mother, Monique Medeiros, received judicial pardon and was released on Thursday (4).
The trial, which lasted 11 days and was the longest in Rio de Janeiro jury history, ended in the early hours of Thursday (4). Jurors recognized doubly qualified homicide and torture committed by Jairinho against the 4-year-old boy. Monique Medeiros was sentenced to one year and four months in prison for omission in the torture crime, a penalty considered served due to time in preventive detention. Judge Elizabeth Machado Louro granted judicial pardon to the mother, citing disproportionate social reaction and gender prejudices. Rio Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere stated he will maintain Monique's dismissal from the municipal staff. The child's father, Leniel Borel, criticized the decision:
