Brazilian Billionaire’s Son Convicted in Death
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 6, 2013 at 1:43 PM ET
RIO DE JANEIRO — The son of Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista was
convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a cyclist, the Rio
de Janeiro state judiciary said Thursday.
Batista's 21-year-old son Thor hit the cyclist last year while driving
his Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at night through a low-income suburb in
Rio de Janeiro.
Wanderson dos Santos was riding his bike home from work and died instantly.
Judge Daniela Barbosa Assumpcao de Souza sentenced Batista to two years
of community service, the two-year suspension of his driver's license
and a one million real ($500,000) fine. The sentence was handed down
Wednesday night and can be appealed.
Eike Batista is chairman of an industrial conglomerate active in the energy, mining and logistics fields.
Judge Souza ruled that over two years Thor Batista must work one hour a
day for a yet-to-be defined organization, "preferably one involved in
the recovery of traffic accident victims," according to a statement from
the judiciary.
The $500,000 fine will be used to pay for goods the organization needs
to help accident victims, such as hospital and physical rehabilitation
products, the statement said.
Batista's attorney Ary Bergher told the O Globo newspaper that the judge
punished the younger Batista "only because he is rich. The constitution
says everyone is equal under the law."
A person answering the phone at Bergher's office said the lawyer was not immediately available for comment. COPY http://www.nytimes.com/
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