The municipal prosecutor, former councilor and lawyer Francisco Valadares Neto, suspected of ordering the murder of doctor Elyne de Assis Nogueira, aged 39, on the 2nd in a bar in Brasiléia, in the interior of the state, was discharged from the Rio Branco Emergency Room late this Monday afternoon (9). The information was confirmed by the Acre Health Department (Sesacre).
g1 tries to contact the Civil and Criminal police to find out if the prosecutor will be taken to prison. Last Wednesday (4), the Acre Court of Justice (TJ-AC) ordered the prosecutor's preventive detention.
Last Friday (9), family and friends of the doctor staged a protest in front of the Emergency Room, where the prosecutor was hospitalized after attempting suicide. He stayed in the PS Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being transferred from Brasiléia.
This Monday (9), civil police officers found a cell phone inside a manhole in front of Valadares' house. In the video (watch above), you can see the moment when investigator Chayene Medeiros picks up the device.
"It was the team's intuition. As the cell phone did not appear during the search and, after listening to several witnesses, we were convinced that he had his cell phone at home during the early hours of the morning and that it could be hidden outside the house. Today we went out to investigate and went to check on the street, in the drains around the house and located it. My laugh is one of disbelief because God is also directing us in this investigation", shared the investigator.
Also on Monday, the Acre Health Department (Sesacre) confirmed that Francisco Valadares was initially discharged from the emergency room, however, and was awaiting psychiatric evaluation before being released.
They didn't end up dating
Eduarda Wolter, Elyne's cousin, said that the victim and Francisco never dated. According to her, the doctor went out to dinner with the prosecutor once in mid-July, when the persecution began. "When my uncle found out, he told her his entire history of complaints and she decided to stay away. He went crazy and the threats and harassment began," he says.
In a note, the Acre Health Department (Sesacre) reported that 'there is no formal request, nor ongoing procedure for transferring the patient through Out-of-Home Treatment (TFD), for transferring the patient to São Paulo'.
"In respect for patient privacy and the confidentiality of health information, Sesacre emphasizes that clinical data and medical record information are processed exclusively through appropriate channels, with authorized people", says part of the statement.
Developments of the case
This Saturday (7), in the rural area of Brasiléia, the Civil Police arrested a third party involved in Elyne's death. Fábio da Costa is named as the person hired by Francisco Valadares Neto to plan and execute the doctor's death.
According to the police, Fábio would receive R$40,000 for the service and hired Lucivaldo Lopes de Souza, arrested on Thursday (5) suspected of having shot and murdered the victim.
"Fábio was involved the entire time until the victim's death. He worked with Lucivaldo, providing support, and he was the one who pointed out to Lucivaldo who the victim would be. Lucivaldo was hired by Fábio to execute Elyne. The person hired for the execution was Fábio, who contracted the service and shared part of the service with Lucivaldo", explained delegate Alex Danny Tavares.
According to the delegate, Elyne had her routine monitored by criminals for days. "At the best opportunity they had, they came to execute her. The investigations led us to Fábio and, together with the collaboration of the Justice Department, we had no obstacles in obtaining an arrest warrant", he highlighted.
Alex Danny also confirmed that Lucivaldo was transferred to Rio Branco prison. Fábio must also be sent to the capital of Acre.
Executioner's arrest
In a statement to the police on Friday morning (6), Lucivaldo confessed to the crime and said he would receive R$10,000 to kill the doctor. Of this total, R$2,000 was delivered in advance and the other R$8,000 would be paid after execution. During the arrest of the suspect, the police managed to recover R$700 of this advance.
In total, Francisco would have negotiated Elyne's death for R$40,000, according to investigations. According to the Civil Police, Lucivaldo stated during interrogation that he acted at the behest of Francisco Valadares Neto.
The municipal prosecutor of Brasiléia, former councilor and lawyer Francisco Valadares Neto attempted suicide by taking several medications and using illicit drugs after the crime. He is in the PS Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being transferred from Brasiléia.
The police are still working to clarify how contact was made between them and the participation of each person involved.
"It's a crime of command. We have [Francisco] as the principal and Lucivaldo as the author of the execution. In this field, we are still gathering information and we have already identified some people, not just one, involved in this intermediation between the principal and the execution of the death", he explained.
Despite the confession, the Civil Police state that there are still stages of the investigation to be completed. The motivation for the murder has also not been clarified, as investigators have not yet been able to formally hear the prosecutor, who is still hospitalized in Rio Branco.
"We cannot answer the motivation, since it comes from the person who ordered her death, and we did not have the opportunity to question him because of the health situation he is in," said the delegate.
Prosecutor researched the doctor
During the execution of a search and seizure warrant at Francisco Valadares' house, on Tuesday (3), the police found a computer turned on, with pages and research related to the doctor's death, as well as other objects that were collected to assist in the investigations.
According to Alex Dany, a powder substance, with characteristics similar to cocaine, and a letter were also found in the property. The material was seized and will be analyzed by investigators.
Investigator Chayene Medeiros, who participated in the investigations since the beginning of the case, stated that the letter found in the residence could also help to clarify the planning of the crime.
"During the execution of the search warrant, we collected evidence that will help us deepen the investigation. A letter was seized at Dr. Valadares' house, which also helped us advance the investigation into the crime of commando. We still have a lot of work to do and other developments should occur during the investigation," he stated.
Investigation
The Civil Police reported that they are working to identify everyone involved in the hiring and execution of the murder.
The prosecutor, who is also a lawyer and former councilor of Brasiléia, has an open arrest warrant, but remains hospitalized. According to the delegate, the police are monitoring the situation and awaiting conditions to comply with the court order.
According to the Civil Police, Francisco Valadares Neto ordered the death of doctor Elyne de Assis Nogueira for R$40,000 — Photo: Reproduction
''The motivation for the crime still requires clarification. We did not have access to all the procedures related to possible previous episodes of domestic violence involving the ex-couple, as part of the measures were requested directly from the Judiciary'', highlighted Alex.
The delegate also stated that investigators still need to complete the steps to clarify each person's participation and gather the necessary elements to finalize the investigation.
Protective measure
Francisco already has a history of convictions for domestic violence against the city's former mayor, Fernanda Hassem, with whom he had a relationship.
Witnesses who were at the same table as Elyne told the police that she had a protective measure against Francisco and that she had been reporting threatening situations. According to reports, he would have passed by the street where the bar is located several times on that occasion.
Elyne's body was laid to rest in Brasiléia. The doctor was buried last Wednesday (4), in the city's São João Batista Cemetery. To g1, a friend who asked not to be identified described Elyne as a person who won over everyone who interacted with her. She worked at the Brasiléia Regional Hospital and at the Dr. Ricardo Barbosa da Silva Basic Health Unit.
A specialist in family and community medicine, the doctor was admired not only for her professional competence, but also for the way she welcomed and treated patients, according to the friend.
He highlighted the doctor's cheerful personality. She went to the gym, liked to take care of her health and enjoy moments with people close to her.
At the doctor's burial, a procession marked the moment with tributes and emotions from family and friends. Elyne's doctor and ex-husband, Francisco Nogueira, spoke about the pain and anger over the loss and recalled that the doctor sought legal measures to protect herself.
