Márcia Gama Nepomuceno, the mother of rapper Oruam, left prison in Bangu, Rio de Janeiro, and began serving house arrest on Sunday (8). Her release was confirmed by the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Prison Police in Brazil.
The Supreme Federal Court (STF), the highest body in Brazil’s judiciary, granted the request for house arrest based on the fact that Márcia is the primary caregiver for a grandchild with autism. She will be monitored with an electronic ankle bracelet.
Márcia was arrested on October 19 during Operation Blackbone, conducted by Brazil’s Federal Police. The investigation indicates that drug traffickers cut cables and set fire to equipment belonging to competing providers, as well as preventing repairs and forcing residents and business owners to subscribe to services authorized by the Comando Vermelho. According to police, these providers pay the faction to operate in the areas under its control.
