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Mother Acquitted of Homicide, Claims Self-Defense for Daughter

3/26/2026

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Erica Pereira da Silveira Vicente was acquitted by a jury in Minas Gerais, Brazil, of aggravated homicide and destroying a corpse in her boyfriend Everton Amaro de Silva's killing.
She said she acted to protect her 11-year-old daughter from rape after alarming texts about the assault.
Prosecutors argued the murder was premeditated, saying she drugged him before the attack.
Vicente had spent a year in jail prior to her trial.

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Erica Pereira da Silveira Vicente was acquitted by a jury in Minas Gerais, Brazil, of aggravated homicide and destroying a corpse in her boyfriend Everton Amaro de Silva's killing.
She said she acted to protect her 11-year-old daughter from rape after alarming texts about the assault.
Prosecutors argued the murder was premeditated, saying she drugged him before the attack.
Vicente had spent a year in jail prior to her trial.