The MPSC (Ministry of State) has declared five people responsible for the murder of Sergio Roberto Lezan, former Minister of Works and Services Major Vieira, on the northern plateau of Santa Catarina.

Sergio Roberto Lezan was shot dead – Photo: PC/Internet

The complaint states that the organizers of the execution are two defendants, one of whom is a well-known farmer in the region. Another defendant helped with the logistics; and two – perpetrators of the murder. The MPSC is asking to be tried by a jury.

The crime took place on June 14 in front of a gymnasium in the center of Mayor Vieira, when two men on a motorcycle shot and killed Lezan, who was shot in the head, neck and back.

The two accused of being mentors in the former secretary’s murder planned and provided financial and logistical support for the crime. A third person participated in the murder by purchasing the motorcycle used on the day of the murder, providing firearms and hiring the perpetrators of the crime.

Two others are accused of implementing a criminal plan. On a motorcycle, the duo drove up to Lezan and the hitchhiker shot and killed the victim, who died at the scene.

According to prosecutor Matheus Erdtmann, the defendants acted out of revenge, due to personal differences with the victim. “Acting in this way, it is clear that the motive for the crime was in vain,” he emphasizes.

In a criminal trial, the MPSC requires the organizers of a crime to be tried for murder with three qualifiers: worthless motive, base motive, after paying and promising a reward, and an appeal that made it impossible to defend the victim. The other three were charged with double-degree murder for a clumsy motive, with the payment and promise of a reward, and on an appeal that made it impossible for the victim to defend himself.