Defendeu uma Estranha. Levou 3 Facadas - Caso Manu
Braga. April 12, 2025. It's almost 5:00 AM. Outside the Bar Académico of the University of Minho, a 19-year-old boy falls to the ground with three stab wounds. Head. Neck. Chest. His name was Manuel de Oliveira Gonçalves. Everyone called him Manu. He stepped in that night to defend a 16-year-old girl whose drink was being spiked. He left on a stretcher. He never went home. In this episode of Arquivo Criminal, we reconstruct, minute by minute, everything that happened on that fatal dawn in Braga: the brawl inside the bar, the wait outside, the three stabs, the five-day escape to the mountains of Castelo Branco, the arrest by the Judiciary Police, and the trial that shook Portugal — featuring eyewitnesses, the defendant's contradictory versions, a friend who changed his testimony in court, and the Public Prosecutor's closing arguments demanding punishment for the "inhuman and raw" nature of the crime. The defendant, Mateus Marley Machado, 27, Brazilian, had been convicted in the United States for being part of a gang linked to the First Capital Command (PCC). He had been deported. He arrived in Portugal without valid documents. He was about to be expelled. And he killed a 19-year-old boy before that could happen. The trial is ongoing. The sentence has not yet been delivered. What is your sentence? Leave it in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel and turn on the bell — so you don't miss any Arquivo Criminal cases. 👍 Leave a like — it helps the algorithm deliver this documentary to more people who need to hear this story. 💬 Comment — what sentence does Mateus Marley Machado deserve? Your opinion matters. 📤 Share — so Manu's name continues to be spoken. 📱 Follow us on social media: 📸 Instagram: @oarquivocriminalpt 🎵 TikTok: @o.arquivo.criminal INFORMATION SOURCES All information in this episode was verified through the following journalistic sources: Jornal de Notícias (JN) Jovem Manu foi assassinado em Braga com faca que amigo levou para a noite — jn.pt (25/10/2025) Bar Académico de Braga vai reabrir mas apenas para comunidade universitária — jn.pt (14/11/2025) Detido por homicídio de estudante em Braga ia ser expulso por crime nos EUA — jn.pt (03/05/2025) Público MP acusa de homicídio qualificado homem que esfaqueou mortalmente jovem em Braga — publico.pt (24/10/2025) Suspeito de matar jovem à porta de bar em Braga fica em prisão preventiva — publico.pt (19/04/2025) Associação académica quer reabrir bar em Braga após incidente mortal — publico.pt (05/02/2026) Correio da Manhã Ministério Público considera não haver "dúvidas nenhumas" que Marley Machado matou Manu — cmjornal.pt (16/05/2026) Acusado de matar jovem junto ao bar académico de Braga apresenta versões diferentes — cmjornal.pt (26/01/2026) Bar Académico de Braga, fechado após morte de Manu, vai reabrir apenas para comunidade universitária — cmjornal.pt (14/11/2025) Moradores não aceitam reabertura do Bar Académico de Braga após morte de Manu — cmjornal.pt (22/02/2026) O Minho Braga: Testemunha garante ter visto Marley a matar Manu com três facadas — ominho.pt (24/05/2026) Jovem diz que viu Marley esfaquear Manu junto ao Bar Académico de Braga — ominho.pt (18/02/2026) Braga: Julgamento do homicídio de Manu começa no final de janeiro — ominho.pt (03/12/2025) Braga: Testemunhas confirmam e identificam suspeito de assassinar "Manu" — ominho.pt (19/04/2025) Braga: Homicida de "Manu" já foi detido — ominho.pt (17/04/2025) Ministério Público pede expulsão do país do homicida de "Manu" — ominho.pt (24/10/2025) Observador Suspeito de homicídio em Braga fica em prisão preventiva — observador.pt (19/04/2025) Bar Académico de Braga reabre em fevereiro após fecho prolongado por homicídio — observador.pt (12/01/2026) Now Canal Arrancou esta segunda-feira o julgamento pela morte de Manuel Gonçalves à porta do Bar Académico de Braga — nowcanal.pt (26/01/2026) Caso de Manu: amigo de arguido altera depoimento — nowcanal.pt (04/03/2026) DN Brasil Brasileiro começa a ser julgado pelo assassinato do jovem Manu, em Braga — dnbrasil.dn.pt (26/01/2026) Braga TV Suspeito de matar Manu preparava-se para fugir do país — bragatv.pt (17/04/2025) Moradores contestam reabertura do Bar Académico de Braga — bragatv.pt (27/01/2026) ZAP Notícias Manu levou a faca que o matou para o Bar Académico em Braga — zap.aeiou.pt (05/06/2025) ⚠️ This content is of a journalistic and documentary nature. All facts presented have been verified through credible public sources. The referenced judicial process was ongoing at the time of this episode's publication.

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