A man who threatened to kill the president of the republic was sentenced to forced hospitalization

Marco Aragao, the man who threatened to kill the President of the Republic, was sentenced this Thursday to three years and four months of compulsory hospitalization.

He was found guilty of crimes of aggravated coercion in the form of attempt on the life of the President of the Republic, possession of a prohibited weapon and misuse of data, but was declared insane.

Marco Aragão was also ordered to pay civil compensation of 2,500 euros for moral damages to his cousin Walter Silva, whom he tried to blame in a letter sent to Marcelo Rebelo de Souza by entering his cousin’s bank account number.

The prosecutor’s office has already asked in closing arguments conviction of his constituent on the facts stated in the charge, by involuntary admission to the appropriate hospital department for psychiatric observation.

Judge Susana Seca stated that “it was not proven that the motive of the crime was property” since Marco Aragao included the personal/banking details of his cousin Walter Silva (insulted in the process), which shows that he did not want to receive any benefit of a patrimonial nature. but compromising a cousin with whom he had a family dispute.

It became clear from the ruling that the defendant, at the time of writing the threatening letter to Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, was going through a difficult phase of divorce, decompensation and anxiety related to the psychotic problems from which he suffers and which require regular drug treatment and monitoring by a specialized doctor.

The court, imposing compulsory hospitalization on Mark Aragau for a period of one month to three years and four months, took into account the conclusions and results of medical examinations, which indicate that “the psychiatric condition of the defendant has not yet fully stabilized.”

Thus, the judge understood that the measure of restraint imposed on the defendant was “proportionate to the danger,” remembering that the most serious crime committed was aggravated coercion, that is, a form of attempt.

At the end of the hearing, Nuno Rodriguez, Marco Aragao’s lawyer, said he was considering whether he would appeal the decision, but admitted that the most likely option would be not to do so, since the preventive measure imposed by the court “seems appropriate” and advocates ” treatment and stabilization” of the defendant’s mental health as soon as possible so that he can also be returned to freedom as quickly as possible.