The inmate blind in one eye and suffering from an intellectual disability, missing since Saturday (27/12), after being released by court decision from the Penitentiary Progression Center (CPP), Industry and Supply Sector (SIA), was found Monday afternoon (29/12) on the BRT Santa Maria, in the Federal District.
Understand the case
- Ernesto is blind in one eye and suffers from an intellectual disability.
- The disappearance caused concern among family members and the defense, particularly because, according to them, there had been no prior communication regarding his release, which would have placed the man in a vulnerable situation.
- Defense lawyer Polyana Peixoto da Cruz said that in previous communiqués, communication regarding the release was sent by email.
- This time, she said, no warning was sent to the defense or the family.
- Ernesto was serving a sentence for failure to comply with a protective measure against his sister-in-law and for threats.
How the inmate was located
Ernesto was found after being approached by police officers in Novo Gama (GO). During the approach, one of the officers recognized the man after reading the report published by the Metropolises and informed other police officers by radio.
Back at the Novo Gama bus station, where the approach had taken place, police spoke to the drivers, who reported that Ernesto had boarded a bus headed to Santa Maria.
Equipped with information on their possible destination, the family headed towards the administrative region. In Santa Maria, a bus driver also recognized the man, this time from posters with his photo spread around the area, and called the phone number listed as belonging to the inmate’s sister. After this contact, the family members went to the indicated location and managed to find him on the BRT.
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What does Seape say?
Contacted, the Secretariat of the Penitentiary Administration of the Federal District (Seape-DF) clarified that the court decision did not provide for formal communication of the issuance of the permit to lawyers or family members and that the document could be accompanied by the parties in the files.
Seape also informed that, as soon as the loss of signal from the electronic monitoring device was identified, the incident was recorded and communicated to the Judiciary, in accordance with current operational protocols.
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