Henry Borel case: Jairinho and Monique return to the jury for the boy's death

The resumption of the trial of Dr. Jairinho and Monique Medeiros, accused of the death of 4-year-old boy Henry Borel, in Rio de Janeiro begins this Monday (25). The session is scheduled for 9 am, at the II Jury Court in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.

The case turns five years old in 2026 and is one of the most followed by Brazilian justice in recent years. Both are responsible for triple homicide, torture, coercion during the process and procedural fraud. According to the prosecution, Henry died after suffering attacks inside the apartment where he lived with his mother and then stepfather, in March 2021.

The boy's father, Leniel Borel de Almeida, commented on the trial date. "It's not just Henry's name that will be on trial. It's how much Brazil is willing to protect its children," he said.

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Murder and the accused's version
Henry Borel died in the early hours of March 8, 2021, in the apartment where he lived with his mother and stepfather, in Barra da Tijuca.

According to investigations, the child was taken unconscious to the hospital, where the medical team found that the boy arrived dead. Initially, Monique and Jairinho claimed that Henry had suffered a domestic accident, falling out of bed while sleeping.

However, the autopsy report from the Legal Medical Institute (IML) ruled out this hypothesis by identifying 23 lesions spread across the child's body.

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The cause of death was indicated as internal bleeding and liver laceration caused by blunt force. Civil Police investigations concluded that Henry was subjected to a routine of attacks and torture carried out by Dr. Jairinho.

According to the investigation, Monique Medeiros was aware of the violence, having been alerted by the boy's nanny at least a month before the death, but consented to the situation.

The popular jury
The case will be judged by the Jury Court, responsible for cases of intentional crimes against life, such as homicide. In these cases, the decision is made not only by a judge, but also by citizens chosen to serve as jurors.

In the popular jury, seven people are selected to form the Sentencing Council. They follow the entire trial, listen to witnesses, analyze evidence and, at the end, answer questions asked by the judge about the guilt or innocence of the accused. The decision is made by a majority vote.

The judge who presides over the session conducts the trial, ensures compliance with the rules and defines the penalty in case of conviction. During the process, the Public Prosecutor's Office and defense present their versions of the facts.

The Jury Court is provided for in the Constitution and is mandatory in crimes against life. The trial in the Henry Borel case could take several days, due to the number of witnesses and the complexity of the charges.

Situation of the accused and maintenance of prisons
As the process progressed, Jairinho had his mandate as councilor revoked for breach of parliamentary decorum and definitively lost his professional registration as a doctor.

Since the crime, the criminal situation of the defendants has gone through several stages:

- Dr. Jairinho: has remained in preventive detention since April 2021. Different requests for habeas corpus were denied by the Court, which argues the need to ensure public order.
- Monique Medeiros: led a legal dispute over her freedom. He obtained the right to be released in 2022, but returned to prison in July 2023 after a decision by Minister Gilmar Mendes, of the STF. In March 2025, the TJRJ (Court of Justice of Rio de Janeiro) unanimously maintained his preventive detention.

In 2022, the Henry Borel Law was sanctioned, which made homicide against children under 14 years of age a heinous crime, increasing penalties and establishing protective measures for children and adolescents who are victims of domestic violence.

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Source: CNN