Elizangelo Sousa da Silva, 39 years old, had been arrested in the act for the murder of Elizete de Amorim Malveira in Feijó Reproduction After more than nine months, Elizangelo Sousa da Silva was sentenced to 26 years and one month in prison for the murder of his wife, Elizete de Amorim Malveira, 39 years old, with a shotgun blast in their home in Feijó, in the interior of Acre. The crime occurred on October 19 last year. According to the Public Ministry of Acre (MP-AC), the penalty was 25 years' imprisonment for feminicide committed in the context of domestic and family violence, plus one year and one month for illegal possession of weapons, in addition to a 13-day fine. ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp Acre had 14 femicides in 2025 The process is being processed in secret and, therefore, g1 was unable to locate Elizangelo's defense. The decision may be appealed. Still according to the MP, the defendant was convicted during a popular jury. He was arrested in the act after trying to escape with the shotgun and, in October, he was ordered into preventive detention. READ MORE Man sentenced to more than 50 years for murdering wife and trying to kill granddaughter in Acre Suspect of feminicide helped his ex-wife's family in the search and cried on audio before being arrested; LISTEN Acre has the highest rate of feminicides in the country in 2025 "The Public Prosecutor's Office's role in the case reinforces the institutional commitment to combating violence against women, holding perpetrators of feminicide accountable and defending the lives and rights of victims of domestic and family violence", the agency announced. Elizete de Amorim Malveira, 39 years old, was killed by her husband during an argument inside Acre Personal archive Remember the case Police chief José Ronério, responsible for the investigations, reported at the time that the crime occurred at around 6:50 pm on the 19th of that month, and the first response was provided by military police officers. At around 7:30 pm, the Civil Police were called to respond to the incident as the victim died at the scene. The victim's body was taken to the morgue of the Hospital Geral de Feijó Dr. Baba - Rosaldo Firmo de Aguiar França hospital and, later, to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) of Cruzeiro do Sul, 276 km from the place where the crime occurred. The team, made up of two teams from the PM and another from civil police officers, began the search for the alleged perpetrator, because after committing the crime, the man fled the scene and took the shotgun with him on the back of the motorcycle where he was with a colleague who witnessed the crime. During the search, the police found the man who had driven the suspect. During his testimony, he said that they were drinking alcoholic beverages when an argument broke out between the couple. Elizangelo had a shotgun and ended up shooting the woman. The police spoke to other witnesses who were at the scene who confirmed the same version of the argument. After this, the police managed to find the suspect trying to escape in an app car. During the personal search of Elizangelo, drugs and ammunition were found. The material was seized and he was taken to the Feijó police station. VIDEOS: g1