Trial of accused in the death of Mother Bernadete is postponed in Bahia
The trial of two individuals accused of murdering quilombola leader Maria Bernadete Pacífico Moreira, known as Mother Bernadete, has been postponed to April 13 in Salvador, Brazil.
Accused of Ordering the Murder of Mother Bernadete Go to Jury Trial in Bahia
Two men accused of ordering and carrying out the murder of Brazilian quilombola leader Mãe Bernadete will face trial in Salvador.
Defendants in the murder of Mother Bernadete go to trial nearly three years after the crime; remember the case that shocked the country
Two of the six individuals involved in the murder of the priestess and quilombola leader Maria Bernadete Pacífico are set to stand trial this week in Brazil.
Those investigated for the murder of Mother Bernadete will be judged in February; the family of the religious leader was compensated by the State
The Bahia Court of Justice has scheduled a jury session for February 24, 2026, to try two individuals accused of murdering Maria Bernadete Pacífico, a religious leader and quilombola in Simões Filho.