Lourenço Fonseca Ribeiro

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Lourenço Fonseca Ribeiro is a Brazilian judge known for his work in the field of criminal justice, particularly in cases involving the execution of penalties. He gained attention recently for his decision to release Antônio Cláudio Alves Ferreira, a mechanic convicted of destroying a historic clock, citing Ferreira's supposed good behavior. However, this decision was later overturned by the Supreme Court's Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who argued that Ribeiro lacked the authority to modify the terms of Ferreira's sentence given its early stage of completion.