Fábio Franco, former councilor of Jaguari Electoral Justice/Disclosure A former councilor of Jaguari, a municipality in the Central-West Region of Rio Grande do Sul, was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for attempted feminicide against his ex-partner. The case happened on May 11 last year. Fábio Franco, 35 years old, was arrested in the act by the Military Brigade for stabbing his ex-partner, 38 years old, in Santiago, also in the Central-West Region. The court subsequently converted the arrest into preventive custody. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp On Monday night (13), the Jury Court of the District of Santiago convicted the former councilor, whose sentence was set at 25 years and 3 months of imprisonment, in an initial closed regime, for the crime of attempted femicide committed for a base motive. He will remain in prison. The Public Ministry's complaint indicates that Franco tried to kill his ex-partner after an argument between the couple. He allegedly attacked her using a knife inside the apartment where they lived. The action would have been interrupted by the intervention of the stepdaughter and neighbors. Violence against women: how to ask for help The trial started at 8am and ended around 9pm. The session was chaired by judge Cecília Laranja da Fonseca Bonotto, from the Criminal Court of the District of Santiago. Throughout the work, four witnesses for the prosecution and three for the defense were heard, in addition to the testimonies of the two victims and the interrogation of the defendant. Franco tried to be a councilor for the first time in the 2016 elections, if he was successful. He ran again in 2020 and was elected by the PP. In 2024, he ran for re-election, this time for the MDB, but remained as a substitute. g1 contacted Fábio Franco's defense for a counterpoint, but did not receive a response until the publication of this report. The space remains open. VIDEOS: Everything about RS