Supreme Court upholds convictions of the defendants for the fire at the Kiss Nightclub

From Agência Brasil All ministers of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) voted this Friday (11) to maintain the convictions of four people convicted of the fire at the Kiss nightclub, which occurred in 2013, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, and left 242 dead and more than 600 injured. The case was tried […]

All the ministers of the Second Panel of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) voted this Friday (11) to uphold the convictions of four convicted of the 2013 Kiss nightclub fire in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, which left 242 dead and more than 600 injured. The case was tried in a virtual session, which began last week. Today, the votes were cast by the rapporteur, Minister Dias Toffoli, who was accompanied by ministers Gilmar Mendes, Edson Fachin, …

The 2nd Panel of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided, by a majority, to uphold the convictions of four individuals involved in the tragic fire at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. The incident, which occurred on January 27, 2013, resulted in the death of 242 people and left 636 injured. The case's rapporteur, Minister Dias Toffoli, pointed out that the appeal filed by the four defendants is not adequate, since it aims to …

The majority of the ministers of the 2nd Chamber of the STF (Federal Supreme Court) voted this Friday (April 11, 2025) to deny the appeals of 4 people convicted of the fire at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria (RS) in 2013. The authors of the appeals question the Court's decision that upheld the convictions and prison sentences of 18 to 22 years. Ministers Edson Fachin and Nunes Marques agreed with the vote of the rapporteur, Dias Toffoli, who u…