Gisele case: interrogation of lieutenant colonel is postponed to August

The São Paulo Court concluded, this Thursday (2), the hearing of witnesses in the process that investigates the death of military police officer Gisele Alves Santana, aged 32, who died in February this year, after four days of hearing.

According to the 5th Jury Court of the Capital, the hearings began last Monday (29) and, in total, 30 people were heard. Among them were family members and the victim's daughter.

Also according to justice, the interrogation of the defendant, Lieutenant Colonel Geraldo Leite Rosa Neto - previously scheduled for this Friday (3) - was scheduled for August 28th at 10 am.

The accused's defense asked for the expert report to be completed by the Institute of Criminalistics before the procedural act.

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The crime
Military Police soldier Gisele Alves Santana, aged 32, was found dead in her apartment in Brás, in the central region of São Paulo, on February 18th. Initially treated as a suicide, the incident evolved into an investigation into qualified feminicide and procedural fraud.

According to the MP, after the crime the officer tried to simulate suicide by placing the gun in the victim's hand and altering the scene to mislead the investigation.

Expert reports point out inconsistencies in the version presented by the defense. The investigations identified traces of blood on the accused's clothes and evidence that he had taken a shower after the crime to eliminate evidence.

For the Public Prosecutor's Office, the murder was carried out for a base reason, related to the feeling of possession and the accused's refusal to accept the end of the relationship. The complaint also states that Gisele was surprised, with no possibility of defense, a circumstance that qualifies the crime.

Lieutenant Colonel Geraldo Leite Rosa Neto, 53 years old, Gisele's husband, has been preventively detained at the Romão Gomes Military Prison since March 18. He was denounced by the Public Prosecutor's Office and became a defendant for feminicide and procedural fraud.

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Source: CNN