Overview
- The Supreme Court minister reaffirmed the detention on January 9, with the order subject to 90‑day review and currently effective until April.
- The First Chamber scheduled the trial for February 24–25, 2026, in a decision led by its president, Flávio Dino.
- Moraes noted that the evidentiary basis for custody is unchanged after the close of criminal instruction and the submission of final allegations by the federal prosecutor’s office.
- The ruling cites indications that then–Homicide Division chief Rivaldo Barbosa was coopted by the Brazão brothers to secure impunity and hinder the investigation, alongside references to alleged militia links and political and financial influence.
- Domingos Brazão, a Rio de Janeiro accounts court counselor, has been in preventive detention since March 24, 2024, as a separate probe into alleged obstruction continues.