Vigil in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Kiss nightclub tragedy in Santa Maria, held in January of this year.| Photo: Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil.

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) scheduled for June 13 the judgment of the appeal in which the Public Ministry intends to reinstate the conviction of the accused for the fire at the Kiss nightclub, which took place in 2013, in Santa Maria (RS), which left 242 dead and more than 600 injured.

The date was set by the rapporteur of the case, Minister Rogério Schietti. If the appeal is upheld, the accused may return to prison, informed Agência Brasil. In August last year, the 1st Criminal Chamber of the Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS) accepted an appeal filed by the defense of the accused and recognized procedural nullities that occurred during the session of the Jury Court of Porto Alegre, held in December 2021. After the decision, the accused began to respond to the process in freedom, and the Public Ministry of Rio do Grande do Sul (MPRS) appealed the decision.

On Monday (15), the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) sent the STJ a favorable opinion on compliance with the convictions. In the jury session that was annulled, the former partners of the nightclub Elissandro Callegaro Spohr (22 years and six months in prison) and Mauro Londero Hoffmann (19 years and six months) were sentenced, in addition to the lead singer of the band Gurizada Fandangueira Marcelo de Jesus dos Santos and music producer Luciano Bonilha. Both were sentenced to 18 years in prison.