Overview

• Prosecutor Maura Ripamonti has charged Senival with voluntary manslaughter and arson and is seeking to add premeditation as an aggravating circumstance
• Forensic teams discovered accelerants in both the living room and bedroom, indicating the fire was intentionally set rather than accidental
• Neighbors reported frequent violent disputes and said the apartment door was locked from the outside, trapping Sueli Leal Barbosa inside as flames spread
• Senival repeatedly changed his story during questioning, initially blaming a boiler fault and later claiming a cigarette accidentally sparked the fire
• Investigators continue to probe the exact nature of the accelerants and the motive, with a court hearing on the suspect’s custody status expected soon