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Criminal defense lawyer Marcos Vinicius Borges was shot in the upper chest during a struggle with two men at his office in Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil, about 5:10 p.m. on March 23, 2023. The men had entered posing as clients. Borges' father joined the fight, and both attackers fled.

Security footage shows a struggle near a desk and wall inside the office, followed by a man running outside toward the street. Borges reached the hospital conscious and underwent treatment, including a chest drain. He was later reported stable and recovering after surgery.

Police arrested one suspect on March 26 and said he confessed to participating in the attack. Officers also seized a stolen car used in the attack. A second suspect was still being sought as of March 27. Police classified the case as attempted homicide and said the suspect's account of a robbery could be a cover for a commissioned killing.

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Images show the first shooter (in a blue shirt) pointing the gun at lawyer Marcos Vinicius Borges and his father Lúcio Borges.

He pretended to be a customer to enter the trading room on March 23rd. The lawyer gets into a physical struggle with the shooter, but is shot.

The shot went through Marcos Vinicius' chest. Even wounded, the lawyer puts the shooter against the wall. At that moment, Marcos Vinicius' father approaches and the shooter fires another shot, which apparently does not hit anyone.

The shooter manages to get rid of Marcos Vinicius and runs away from the office.

A second camera, in the hall of the building, shows the second shooter running towards a stolen car.

Four days later, police arrested one of the shooters after identifying the car used on the day of the attack.

The second man has yet to be found. Marcos Vinicius is responsible for the defense of Edgar de Oliveira, accused of co-authorship of a massacre that left seven dead, including a 12-year-old girl, in Sinop on February 21st.

The crime was motivated by the pair's defeat in a pool game.


Lawyer Marcos Vinicius Borges, based in Sinop, gained notoriety in recent weeks for the "distinguished" clients he won. He is responsible for defending the presenter Lucas Ferraz, who was imprisoned for about 2 months for assaulting his wife in Tangará da Serra, and also the murderer Edgar Ricardo de Oliveira, one of the perpetrators of the "slaughter of Sinop", on Tuesday. carnival fair.

"Vini", as he is known, however, was no "anonymous" in the northern region of the state. It has other prominent clients and has more than 23,000 followers on Instagram.

On social networks, he usually posts reports in which he achieves "victories" in the Judiciary and also boasts a life of luxury. He often displays a BMW Z4 convertible and luxury accessories such as chains, gold rings, glasses and designer watches.

The lawyer also accumulates controversies. In 2021, he was denounced by the Public Ministry for charging fees above the OAB price list. His allegation to clients is that he needed the extra resources to pay bribes to the police and, in this way, get them out of jail.

[GODREKR]

So he's your typical scumbag lawyer. They should have tried harder. He deserved it. Fuck him.