Nosso Palestra
·31 Maret 2026
Palmeiras supporters convicted over 2024 training ground invasion

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·31 Maret 2026

Members of Mancha Alvi-Verde, Palmeiras’ main organized supporters’ group, invaded Verdão’s training center on August 1, 2024. The act took place following Palmeiras’ 2-0 defeat to Flamengo in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16 that year.
At the time, president Jorge Luis Sampaio dos Santos, vice-presidents Felipe Mattos dos Santos and Thiago Amorim de Melo were reported by the club and, since then, the case had been moving through the courts.
NOSSO PALESTRA learned that, this Tuesday (31), Judge Dr. Sérgio Ricardo Duarte delivered the ruling, convicting the three members of Palmeiras’ organized supporters’ group, Mancha Alvi-Verde.
– All the evidence, from the police report to the testimony in court and the video footage, is unanimous in indicating that the invasion was carried out by a group of approximately 20 to 30 individuals, led by the three defendants – the Judge said.
a) CONVICT the defendant FELIPE MATTOS DOS SANTOS, identified in the case file, for violation of Article 150, § 1, in conjunction with Article 29, both of the Penal Code, sentencing him to 07 (seven) months of detention, under an initial open regime, and payment of 11 (eleven) day-fines, at the minimum legal daily rate, with the custodial sentence replaced by a restriction of rights penalty consisting of community service, under the terms to be defined by the Enforcement Court.
b) CONVICT the defendant JORGE LUIS SAMPAIO SANTOS, identified in the case file, for violation of Article 150, § 1, in conjunction with Article 29, both of the Penal Code, sentencing him to 08 (eight) months of detention, under an initial semi-open regime, and payment of 12 (twelve) day-fines, at the minimum legal daily rate, with the custodial sentence replaced by a restriction of rights penalty consisting of community service, under the terms to be defined by the Enforcement Court.
c) CONVICT the defendant THIAGO AMORIM DE MELO, identified in the case file, for violation of Article 150, § 1, in conjunction with Article 29, both of the Penal Code, sentencing him to 07 (seven) months of detention, under an initial open regime, and payment of 11 (eleven) day-fines, at the minimum legal daily rate, with the custodial sentence replaced by a restriction of rights penalty consisting of community service, under the terms to be defined by the Enforcement Court.
Judge Dr. Sérgio Ricardo Duarte granted the defendants the right to appeal while remaining free in this case.
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