Anísio Ferreira de Sousa

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Anísio Ferreira de Sousa

Brazil

Conviction(s)| Murder
Criminal penalty| 77 years in prison [1]
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Country| Brazil

Anísio Ferreira de Sousa was a Brazilian doctor appointed by the courts as responsible for several homicides against children in the countryside of the state of Pará.[2] De Sousa was indicted based on the controversial testimony of an evangelical pastor who claimed to have witnessed a "satanic cult" at his residence. At the same event, according to the witness, De Sousa would also have said prayers to the "god of darkness". [3][4][5]

During the judicial process, no evidence was presented that linked De Sousa to any of the crimes of which he was accused.[6] Also, during this period, the witness repeatedly denied, reaffirmed and altered his statements in court. Even so, based only on the testimony of this witness, the Pará court condemned De Sousa as the author of the murder of three children, in addition to the attempted murder of two others. [7]

## Crimes[edit]

Main article: Altamira child emasculations

Between 1989 and 1992, boys disappeared around the town of Altamira. The boys were sexually mutilated and murdered. De Sousa was sentenced to 77 years in prison. [8]

## See also[edit]

* Francisco das Chagas Rodrigues de Brito
* Satanic panic

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Chambers grant house arrest to elderly" (in Portuguese). Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Pará. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
2. ^ "Doctor denies castration of boys in Altamira" (in Portuguese). O Estadão (newspaper). Retrieved February 11, 2017.
3. ^ "Doctor accused of murdering 13 children arrested" (in Portuguese). O Estadão (newspaper). Retrieved February 11, 2017.
4. ^ "The case of the Altamira emasculations: convicts who participated in the crimes located" (in Portuguese). Public Prosection Service of Pará. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
5. ^ "The justice could have started to correct one of the biggest mistakes in its history. But the judge did not go to court. He was already committed" (in Portuguese). O Estadão (newspaper). Retrieved April 12, 2015.
6. ^ "Accused go to trial in PA" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo (newspaper). Retrieved January 5, 2010.
7. ^ "Pará Court postpones review" (in Portuguese). Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Pará. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
8. ^ "Doctors remain in jail after serial killer assumes guilt" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

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