Convicted of the death of a young man in DF, former deputy Carlos Xavier is considered a fugitive from justice
The conviction was published in September, 22 years after the murder in 2004. Xavier was a candidate and, therefore, could not be arrested before the 1st round; he failed to get elected.
By Laísa Lopes, Ygor Wolf, TV Globo and g1 DF
Former district deputy Carlos Xavier is considered a fugitive from justice. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old.
He ran in the 2026 elections for the Christian Democracy party. The arrest order awaited the end of electoral immunity, which occurred on Tuesday (6).
The crime occurred in 2004, motivated by alleged relationships between the former district officer's wife. The accusation points out that Xavier paid R$15,000 for the murder.
Former district attorney Carlos Xavier, in archive image — Photo: TV Globo/Reproduction
Former district deputy Carlos Xavier, sentenced to 14 years in prison for killing a teenager 20 years ago, is considered a fugitive from justice.
According to the director of the Civil Police Communication Division, delegate Lucio Valente, several investigations were carried out at addresses known to Carlos Xavier, but he was not located.
As he also did not present himself to the police, he was considered a fugitive.
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Carlos Xavier ran for a position in the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District for Christian Democracy (DC) in this year's elections and was not elected.
The conviction was published even before the first round, but, according to the order of judge Valter André de Lima Bueno Araújo, it could only be carried out after the electoral immunity period had expired.
🔎 Article 236 of the Electoral Code guarantees that candidates, voters, poll workers and party inspectors cannot be arrested during certain periods before and after the election. Immunity for candidates began on September 19th, 15 days before the vote, and continues until 48 hours after the end of the election, on October 6th.
The crime took place in 2004, when, according to the investigation, Xavier ordered the murder of 16-year-old Ewerton da Rocha Ferreira. At the time, the young man was identified as the lover of the former district officer's then wife (see details below).
In a statement, the former district attorney's defense states that the decision contradicts the evidence presented and that he has already filed an appeal.
Homicide
The crime occurred in 2004, when Xavier held the position of deputy for the then PMDB. The Legislative Chamber revoked the district's mandate after the complaint. It was the first case of loss of mandate in the House.
The murdered teenager, Ewerton da Rocha Ferreira, was found with two gunshots to the head on the morning of March 8, 2004, behind a bus stop, close to the viaduct that connects Recanto das Emas to Samambaia.
According to the accusation, the former deputy decided to hire someone to carry out the crime after alleged cases of extramarital relationships between his wife and teenagers, including the victim, became public.
The Public Ministry points out that Xavier hired Eduardo Gomes da Silva, known as "Risadinha", already sentenced to 19 years and three months in prison, for R$15,000 to kill the teenager.
According to the complaint, Silva paid R$2,000 to Leandro Dias Duarte, sentenced to 15 years in prison, and to a teenager for committing the crime. The person who fired the shot, according to the prosecution, was the teenager.
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