Woman who used lipstick to write on statue during Brazil unrest jailed for 14 years

A woman who wrote a statue was imprisoned using lipstick during the turmoil in the Brazilian capital in 2023 for 14 years.

Debora Rodriguez participated in the turmoil alongside hundreds of supporters of former President Gere Bolsonaro, who attacked government buildings after losing the elections in the previous year.

The 29 -year -old was convicted of involvement with a criminal organization aimed at launching a coup and eliminating the rule of democratic law.

Judge Cristiano Zanin, one of a committee consisting of five judges overlooking the Rodriguez case, confirmed that she was not only tried for writing on the walls and convicted of multiple crimes, but many in Brazil believe that its punishment is very harsh.

Meanwhile, Bolsonaro supporters say the ruling is another evidence that the Supreme Court has become very strong and partisan.

Rodriguez was arrested as part of a broader investigation into a alleged coup plot against the newly -elected president Lula Da Silva.

39-year-old hairdresser apologized for writing “You lost, a fool” in the statue of justice outside the Supreme Federal Court-an accident called “lipstick coup”.

It confirms that she did not participate in any violence.

“I went to the protests and did not imagine it would be very troubled,” said Rodriguez. “I did not do anything illegal in my life.”

Rodriguez’s lawyers said that no buildings were entered during riots and acted into “the heat of the moment.” She regretted her actions. ​

Judge Alexander de Morais, who heads the case, argued that Rodriguez “consciously and voluntarily” is compatible with the demonstrators who seek to overthrow the government.

He added that Rodriguez has confessed to participating in anti -democracy acts in her testimony to the police, and that the gaps in the messages on her phone indicate that she tried to hide the evidence.

The issue has become a crowd point for Bolsonaro supporters, who view Rodriguez as a victim of political persecution.

In February, a video of Rodriguez went on social media. The following month, Bolsonaro shared its post on X, and called for pardoning the participants in the civil disorders in 2023.

Bolsonaro also faces criminal measures about the alleged coup attempt. If he is convicted that he is facing more than 40 years in prison.