Court denies habeas corpus and upholds 83-year sentence for murderer of mother and son due to debt in the interior of SP

Court maintains 83-year sentence for murderer of mother and son in Sumaré The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) denied a request for habeas corpus and maintained the sentence of 83 years and 13 days in prison for César Francisco Moranza Júnior, who murdered a woman and her son in Vila Santana, in Sumaré (SP), due to a debt collection. The decision was published this Monday (6) and can be appealed. According to lawyer Rodolpho Pettena Filho, who represents the defendant, an appeal was presented to the Court. According to the Civil Police investigation, Fernanda Silva Bim, who was 44 years old and lived in Hortolândia (SP), lent money to César for investments, but he did not return the amount. Because of this, she started to charge him. ? Click here to follow the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp The defendant then arranged a meeting with Fernanda in an empty house, on October 3, 2023. Afraid, the woman asked her son Maurício Silva, aged 24, to go along. There, mother and son were shot and dismembered. With the supposed help of a brother, César took the bodies to a sugarcane field in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste (SP), where they were found days later. Furthermore, the day after the murder, the defendant went to Fernanda's mother's house and tried to kill her by hitting her in the head. He also stole the cell phone, keys and electronic gate control from the elderly woman's house, who survived after being hospitalized in serious condition. Conviction César Moranza was sentenced to 83 years in prison Reproduction/TJ The Public Ministry of the State of São Paulo (MP-SP) charged César with qualified homicide and concealment of a corpse, both twice, attempted murder and theft. On October 30, 2025, he was tried by the Jury Court of Sumaré (SP) and sentenced to 83 years and 13 days in prison: 26 years and eight months for Fernanda's murder; 26 years and eight months due to the murder of Maurício; 23 years, eight months and 13 days due to the attempted murder of Fernanda's mother; Two years and eight months for theft; One year and eight months for hiding Fernanda's corpse; One year and eight months for hiding Maurício's corpse. In the decision, judge Marcelo Forli Fortuna, from the 1st Criminal Court of Sumaré, used expressions such as "extreme sadism" and "calculating coldness and meticulous planning" to define the crimes. Regarding his son's death, the judge wrote that the defendant demonstrated "complete disregard for human life." César's defense tried to appeal the decision to the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo (TJ-SP), which upheld the conviction on May 28 of this year. Habeas corpus Fernanda and Maurício were murdered in October 2023 Social networks After the failures in the first and second instances, the accused's lawyer filed a request for habeas corpus with the STJ, replacing the appeal. The Court prohibits defenders from making this exchange, unless there is some flagrant illegality or abuse of power in previous trials. This irregularity must also have affected the defendant's freedom — César, for example, is in prison. According to minister Messod Azulay Neto, from the STJ, the defense claimed that César was punished more than once for the same crime and was penalized for hiding a corpse in an "excessive level", situations that led to the 83-year sentence. The accused's lawyer also challenged the qualifications of crimes and said that there was "illegal constraint in dosimetry". However, Messod rejected the defense's arguments, denied habeas corpus and maintained the 83-year sentence. "The culpability was assessed negatively due to concrete and specific circumstances — the prior planning of the execution and the use of cruelty consisting of the mutilation and dismemberment of the victims Fernanda and Maurício, people from their close circle", he decided. VIDEOS: everything about Campinas and the region See more news about the region on g1 Campinas