Property purchased by an architect from Marília had problems, such as infiltration and mold Pedro Bonani/Personal archive A businessman was convicted by the Court of Marília (SP) for the crimes of racial insult and threat against an architect. The decision, signed by judge Josiane Patricia Cabrini Martins Machado, from the 1st Criminal Court of Marília, was published in the records this Wednesday (29). The defendant may appeal the decision. ? Join the g1 Bauru and Marília channel on WhatsApp The crime occurred on February 5, 2023. Architect Pedro Leonardo Negreiros Bonani had purchased a property from the businessman about two years before the disagreement and had been demanding repairs due to structural problems in the house. At the time, the victim spoke to g1 about the case. The defendant, Carlos Eduardo dos Reis, was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in prison for the crime of racial insult and to 1 month and 5 days in prison for threatening. The court ordered the initial sentence to be served in an open regime. Remember the case After calling the businessman to charge for the repair, Pedro received audio messages with discriminatory insults and insults, being called "monkey", "tramp" and "son of a bitch". In the audios, the defendant also promised to go to the door of the victim's house to "give him a hard time" and threatened to no longer carry out renovations on the property. (Listen below). Architect denounces racism after being called a 'monkey' by a businessman after asking for renovation The court decision In his defense during the process, the defendant claimed that he acted without emotional control after also being provoked and offended over the phone by the architect. Witnesses stated that the businessman had never demonstrated discriminatory behavior and maintained good relationships with black people. g1 contacted the businessman's defense, but did not receive a response until the last update of the report. Architect from Marília published a complaint of racism on his Instagram profile Instagram /Reproduction When analyzing the case, the judge rejected the defense's arguments. In the sentence, he highlighted that occasional verbal provocations do not nullify or justify the conduct of racial insult. She also highlighted that the fact that the defendant lives with black people is legally irrelevant to rule out the crime, since the businessman had full understanding of the offensive potential of racist terms. The custodial sentence was not replaced by sentences restricting rights due to the crime of threat having been committed through moral violence. The Court did not set a minimum value for compensation in the criminal sphere because the victim confirmed that he had already been compensated for moral damages in the civil sphere.