'Terrifying feeling', says suspect after being released after 18 days in prison for death of young girl thrown without ropes in rope jump

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 and said he was more relieved. The report was given exclusively to EPTV, an affiliate of TV Globo, shortly after he was released from prison. In addition to João, Gabriel Barros Martins was also released this Wednesday. The two had been arrested since June 20. "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 João. ? Click here to follow the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp João and Gabriel were not indicted by the Civil Police, who called for the revocation of the arrests. The Public Ministry (MP) also did not report them. Another four people remain in prison and were reported by the MP this Tuesday (7) - see details below. 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. After the victim fell, he approached her to check vital signs and communicate via radio the need for specialized support. 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. "I was providing a service. My part was to stay alone at the bottom of the bridge. It was terrifying. Now I feel more relieved. Thank God, everything was resolved", quoted 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. 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's defense, in turn, had not taken a position until the last update of this report. 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. 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 Indictments The Civil Police investigated eight people in two investigations that determined the death of young Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, thrown without ropes during a rope jump. The first investigation was concluded on June 22 and indicted three instructors linked to the jump for homicide with possible intent, when the perpetrator does not have the direct intention of killing the victim, but assumes the risk of producing that result. They are: Luis Felipe, Maicon Fernandes and Vitor de Freitas. In the first week of July, the police concluded the second investigation and indicted Evelyne Gonçalves, identified as the organizer of the event, for murder and procedural fraud. Death in rope jump: images from a new angle show people's reaction after a young woman was thrown from a bridge in the interior of SP Reproduction/EPTV VIDEOS: Everything about Piracicaba and the region See more news about the region on the g1 Piracicaba page