Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted to condemn Débora Rodrigues dos Santos to 1 year and 6 months in prison for vandalizing a statue of Justice with lipstick during the January 8th, 2023 protests in Brazil. This is a much lighter sentence than the 14 years proposed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
Débora Rodrigues dos Santos is accused of multiple crimes, including attempted coup d'état, but Justice Fux found her only guilty of damaging a historical monument. He argued that there is no evidence of her participation in wider acts of vandalism.
Justice Fux's proposed sentence would not require Débora to serve any further time, as it is less than the time she already spent in preventative detention. The final decision is pending votes from other judges.
Débora spray-painted "Perdeu, mané" (You lost, dude) on the statue, which is a reference to a comment made by Supreme Court Justice LuÃs Roberto Barroso. She admitted to the act and claimed it was done in the "heat of the moment."