Four men are sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for an attack that killed the MST settlement in Tremembé, SP

Four men were sentenced to 48 to 50 years in prison for the attack on a settlement of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST), in Tremembé, in the interior of São Paulo. The decision of the popular jury was released this Thursday (12), after four days of trial in the capital of São Paulo.

The crime took place in January 2025 in the Olga Benário settlement. The jury's decision recognized the defendants as responsible for two qualified homicides and six attempted homicides.

Antônio Martins dos Santos Filho, known as "Nero do Piseiro", Ítalo Rodrigues da Silva and Geonatas Martins Bispo, known as "Gege", each received sentences of 48 years in prison. Gilson da Silva Santos was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

The four were convicted of the deaths of Valdir do Nascimento de Jesus and Gleison Barbosa de Carvalho and the attempted murder of six other people who were also shot during the attack.

According to the decision of the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJ-SP), the sentences must initially be served in a closed regime. The defendants will also not be able to appeal freely, that is, they will have to remain in prison pending the next steps of the process.

The trial began on Monday (9), at the Minister Mário Guimarães Judiciary Complex, in São Paulo. The jury was held behind closed doors because the process is being conducted under judicial secrecy.

g1 tries to contact the defenses of the convicts. The report will be updated if the lawyers comment.

The attack

The crime took place on the night of January 10, 2025, in the Olga Benário settlement, on the Kanegae road, in the rural area of Tremembé. Two men died and six other people were injured after being shot.

The victims who died were Valdir do Nascimento de Jesus, aged 52, and Gleison Barbosa de Carvalho, aged 27.

According to the Public Ministry's complaint, the attack was motivated by a dispute involving lots in the settlement. One of the accused allegedly occupied an area illegally and, after being warned that he could not remain there, threatened the victims.

According to the complaint, he gathered other people and returned to the settlement, where the shooting took place.

In September 2025, the Court decided that the four accused would be taken to a popular jury. The decision pointed out the existence of sufficient evidence and evidence for them to be tried by the Jury Court.