MP asks that former PM convicted of double homicide be removed from the list of witnesses for Marcos Paccola's jury in MT

According to the MPMT, Ribas has no direct knowledge of the facts and was appointed by the defense to act as an expert. Prosecutors also mention in the request that he was expelled from the São Paulo Military Police and sentenced to 32 years in prison for a double homicide committed when he was still a member of the corporation.

To g1, the former councilor's defense, represented by lawyer Cláudio Dalledone, stated that the appeal "demonstrates the accusers' fear of having someone technically prepared, in plenary, to demonstrate the legitimate action of the accused".

Before nominating Ribas, the defense tried to include Mato Grosso do Sul prosecutor Luciano Anechini Lara Leite and, later, Marcelo Esperandio in the list of witnesses. The court removed both names from the list following requests from the Public Ministry. The decisions considered that they would be heard to evaluate Paccola's conduct, without reporting facts linked to the case.

For prosecutors, Ribas' appointment repeats the strategy. The Public Prosecutor's Office claims that the defense presented him as an expert, but failed to explain what expertise he could comment on, what technical knowledge would be necessary for the trial or how he would have had contact with the facts investigated.

The body argues that, if Ribas is heard, jurors will be able to receive as evidence an opinion on the version presented by the defense. In the prosecutors' opinion, successive nominations also make it difficult to organize the trial.

Paccola's defense also asked for judge Mônica Catarina Perri to be removed from the case. The request has not yet been analyzed.

Alexandre Miyagawa was killed with three shots on the night of July 1, 2022, in the Quilombo neighborhood, in Cuiabá. According to the Public Ministry's complaint, the criminal police officer was hit in the back and had no chance to react.

The case led to Paccola's mandate being revoked by the Cuiabá Chamber, still in 2022, for breach of parliamentary decorum.