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Two people sentenced over fatal attack on football fans in Ceará
A court in Fortaleza, in Brazil’s Ceará state, sentenced two people for an attack on football fans after a match in June 2023.
The victims were among a group approached near Arena Castelão after Ceará played Avaí.
The attackers took the group to a wooded area, where they were assaulted and questioned about their neighbourhoods.
Three people, including two teenagers, were held and later released, while two fans were put in a car; one fan was shot dead and another escaped after being wounded.
The court convicted Lauro Jesse Marques de Souza and Renata Kelly da Silva Carmo of homicide, attempted homicide, membership in an armed criminal organisation and kidnapping involving torture.
Souza was sentenced to 38 years and one month, while da Silva Carmo received 34 years and one month in prison.
A man and a woman were sentenced in Ceará for a fatal attack on football fans after a match in 2023.
The court also convicted them of attempted murder, membership in an armed criminal organization and kidnapping involving torture.
One fan was shot dead inside a vehicle, while another escaped after being shot in the calf.
The attack took place near Arena Castelão in Fortaleza after a match between Ceará and Avaí.
The man received a prison sentence of 38 years, one month and 15 days, and the woman received 34 years, one month and 15 days.
- Who
- Lauro Jesse Marques de Souza and Renata Kelly da Silva Carmo.
- What
- They were sentenced over a fatal attack on football fans and convicted of several other crimes.
- When
- The sentencing was reported on October 20, 2026; the attack took place on June 28, 2023.
- Where
- Near Arena Castelão in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
- Why
- The attackers questioned the victims about which neighborhoods they came from; the investigation said the plan was to execute two fans at another location.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A group of fans was attacked near Arena Castelão after a Ceará–Avaí match.
Renata Kelly da Silva Carmo was arrested in flagrante.
Lauro Jesse Marques de Souza was captured.
A court in Fortaleza sentenced Souza and Carmo.
- Man’s sentence
- 38 years, one month and 15 days
- Woman’s sentence
- 34 years, one month and 15 days
- Attack date
- June 28, 2023
- Match
- Ceará vs. Avaí
- Court
- 3rd Jury Court of Fortaleza