Suspect says he thought the group that launched the young woman without a rope was regulated João Antonio Pivetta, released this Wednesday (8) after 18 days in prison for the death of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues, stated that he believed that the group in which he worked, responsible for launching the young woman without ropes during a rope jump, was a regulated company. In addition to João, Gabriel Barros Martins was also released this Wednesday, while four other people remain in prison and were charged by the Public Ministry (MP) on Tuesday (7) - see details below. In an exclusive interview with EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, João Pivetta said that he started working in the group "Entre Cordas" between the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, and that he has participated in some events since then. He claims that the other members gave the impression that the team was regular. Investigations showed, however, that the group did not have a formal company. "For us, it was an extremely regularized company. They said they had a structure. [...] They really conveyed a very technical notion. The impression they gave was that they were the only company that was regularized, everything was correct, where there was a technical team responsible for security. I believed it," he said. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp João Antonio Pivetta Ribeiro da Silva was released after being arrested for the death of young Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas Reproduction/EPTV João and Gabriel were not indicted by the Civil Police, who asked for the arrests to be revoked. The Public Ministry (MP) also did not report them. Upon concluding the investigations, the police pointed out that João was responsible for removing equipment from participants after performing the jumps, at the bottom of the bridge. "My role does not have [aspects of] safety checks. I start acting after the jump, after the person has reached the bottom, after the release, the checks, and the person has jumped. My role is to release the carabiner, guide the person to climb back up and that's it," said the suspect. Gabriel had a specific role in monitoring the participant's descent after the jump, locking and unlocking the system, and preparing the equipment for future use. He was arrested on suspicion of fleeing the scene after the tragedy. However, the police ruled out that they had any influence, intentionally or unintentionally, on the death and also asked for the arrest to be revoked. 'Terrifying feeling' 'Terrifying feeling', says suspect upon release after arrest for death in rope jump After the victim's fall, João approached her to check vital signs and communicate via radio the need for specialized support. In the interview, he mentioned that he did not see the fall, but highlighted that he heard the noise of the impact and that, initially, he did not imagine that Maria Eduarda had fallen from a height of 40 meters. João was arrested on suspicion of hiding evidence, such as the disappearance of the camera that was with Maria Eduarda during the jump, but the police ruled out this possibility and asked for the arrest to be revoked. He classified the situation as "terrifying" and said he was more relieved. "It's a feeling of constant anguish. A terrifying feeling, especially because we have no news about how things are, what's happening. It's extremely distressing. Thank God, now I'm more relieved, I feel grateful for the investigation teams, who did their job, managed to investigate everything and see that, in fact, I had nothing to do with it," said the man. João Antonio Pivetta Ribeiro da Silva was released this Wednesday (8), after 18 days in prison for the death of young Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, thrown without ropes during a rope jump Reproduction/EPTV What the defenses say João's lawyers, Ana Flávia de Almeida Foguel and Vítor Aurélio, stated that the arrest was illegal and that they are considering filing a claim for compensation for their client. Gabriel's defense criticized the speed of the arrest and the delay in his release. Lawyers classified the situation as "disproportionate" and stated that the tragedy does not justify the excesses. Finally, they expressed solidarity with the victim's family. João Antonio Pivetta Ribeiro da Silva and Gabriel Barros Martins, arrested for death in a rope jump, were released Reproduction/EPTV Who are those accused The suspects who remain in prison were reported by the MP for homicide with possible qualified intent and procedural fraud. They are the instructors directly linked to the victim's jump and the woman appointed as the organizer of the event. See the details: Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, Maicon Fernandes Cintra and Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves - homicide with eventual intent, qualified by a base motive and a resource that made it impossible to defend the victim Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves - homicide with possible intent, qualified by improper omission, and procedural fraud ? Homicide with eventual intent occurs when the person does not intend to cause someone's death, but knows that it could happen and, Even so, he decides to take the risk. In the complaint, the MP maintains that those responsible for executing the jump "were fully aware of the risks of the activity, but failed to take necessary precautions", such as checking the safety rope connection and double checking the equipment. "The complaint also points out that the group operated without a clear definition of functions, commercially exploited the activity without meeting applicable legal requirements and prioritized economic interests and publicizing the jumps on social networks to the detriment of the participants' safety", he added. ? Rope jumping is a sport that uses static ropes, without elasticity, and after the fall, it makes a swinging movement, like a pendulum. In bungee jumping, the best known modality, the elastic rope makes the person fall and bounce up and down repeatedly. Infographic - 21-year-old young man dies after being thrown without a rope from a 40-meter bridge in Limeira Arte/g1 VIDEOS: Everything about Piracicaba and the region See more news about the region on the g1 Piracicaba page