Death in rope jump: Court maintains arrest of defendants and schedules hearing for September

21-year-old young woman dies after being thrown without a rope from a rope jump platform in Limeira Reproduction/Social media The São Paulo Court maintained the arrest of the defendants involved in the death of Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas during rope jumping. The 21-year-old was thrown from a bridge without the use of safety ropes on June 13 this year. This Wednesday's decision (12) is from judge Guilherme Lopes Alves Lamas, from the 2nd Criminal Court of Limeira (SP), who maintained the complaint for qualified homicide and scheduled the first investigation and trial hearing for September 17, 2026, at 12:30 pm. Four people are defendants: Evelyne dos Santos Gonçalves, named as the organizer of the event, Vitor de Freitas Gonçalves, Maicon Fernandes Cintra and Luis Felipe Feliciano Egoroff, instructors who threw the victim. Four people were indicted by the Civil Police for death in a rope jump Reproduction ? Click to the g1 Piracicaba channel on WhatsApp The judge also recalled that requests for Habeas Corpus from Maicon, Luiz Felipe and Evelyne had already been rejected by higher courts. The court rejected the defense's arguments that the defendants are primary, have a fixed residence, work and minor children. According to the decision, the seriousness of the crime weighs against granting freedom. The decision also highlighted the group's conduct after the incident and highlighted a risk to the investigation and public order, as the defendants tried to hide evidence by deleting the video of the jump and eliminating traces of the activity on social media. The decision also cited "extreme indifference to human life" and omission of security measures, while economic interests would be prioritized with the sale of rope jumping practices by the group, which did not have a formally constituted company and maintained a public agenda of new events. The judge understood that alternative prison measures (such as the use of an electronic ankle bracelet) would not be sufficient to prevent the group from continuing its activities. Rope jumping remains unregulated in Brazil; experts point out risks and precautions before jumping Rope jump: previous jumps where a young man died go viral on the networks Request for summary acquittal The judge also denied the summary acquittal of the defendants, which was requested by the defenses. According to the judge, there is no reason to close the case before trial and it is necessary to further produce evidence to clarify the facts. ? Summary acquittal occurs when the judge receives the criminal complaint or complaint and already acquits the defendant before the criminal investigation, that is, before hearing witnesses or carrying out new evidence. Legally, it occurs in cases where the defendant acted in self-defense, when there is no guilt, when the narrated fact is not a crime or when the crime has already expired. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, dead after being thrown into a rope jump Reproduction/Instagram Financial investigation In the same decision, the Court authorized the progress of the investigation into the money raised by the group. The judge gave 10 days for financial institutions to send information to the court. VIDEO: Arrested jumping instructors do not explain why they threw young man without ropes in SP Informal group that launched young man without ropes in rope jump charged up to double the price charged by companies, says police Justice makes defendants arrested for death of young woman thrown without ropes in rope jump