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Girlfriend of Porsche driver fined during São Paulo trial
A jury in São Paulo sentenced businessman Fernando Sastre to more than 17 years in prison for a fatal crash and injuries caused in March 2024.
The crash happened in the city’s east and killed app driver Ornaldo da Silva Viana, 52, while passenger Marcus Vinícius Machado Rocha was seriously injured.
Jurors found Sastre guilty of qualified homicide with eventual intent, meaning he accepted the risk of causing a death, and of causing injury.
During the trial, judge Melanie Liesenberg removed Sastre’s girlfriend, Giovanna Pinheiro Silva, after she made gestures while a witness was giving evidence.
The judge then fined Giovanna the equivalent of ten minimum wages for her conduct.
Sastre was also barred from driving, and the sources do not say what happens next in his case.
Giovanna Pinheiro Silva, girlfriend of Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho, was fined for misconduct during his trial in São Paulo.
The judge ordered her removal from the courtroom after she made gestures while a witness was giving evidence.
At the end of the trial, the judge ordered Silva to pay a fine equivalent to ten minimum wages.
Sastre was sentenced to 17 years, one month and 10 days in prison for a fatal crash and injuries caused in March 2024.
- Who
- Giovanna Pinheiro Silva, girlfriend of Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho.
- What
- She was removed from the courtroom and fined for misconduct during the trial.
- When
- During Sastre’s trial, which ended on Friday, October 30, 2026.
- Where
- The Criminal Forum in Barra Funda, São Paulo.
- Why
- She made gestures while a witness was giving evidence.
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Fernando Sastre’s Porsche hit the rear of a Renault Sandero in São Paulo, killing driver Ornaldo da Silva Viana and injuring a passenger in the Porsche.
Judge Melanie Liesenberg ordered Giovanna Pinheiro Silva removed from the courtroom after she made gestures while a witness testified.
The jury convicted Sastre, and the judge sentenced him to 17 years, one month and 10 days in prison.
The judge ordered Silva to pay a fine equivalent to ten minimum wages.
- Fine
- Equivalent to ten minimum wages
- Defendant
- Fernando Sastre de Andrade Filho
- Sentence
- 17 years, one month and 10 days in prison
- Fatality
- Ornaldo da Silva Viana, 52
- Crash location
- Salim Farah Maluf Avenue, Tatuapé, São Paulo
- Crash date
- March 31, 2024