Military Police sergeant Carlos Fernando Dias Chaves goes before a jury on Tuesday (25) at Rio de Janeiro's 4th Jury Court, in the city center, almost 11 years after he shot and killed two young men during a patrol in Pavuna, in the city's North Zone. According to news site G1, he is charged with the deaths of Tiago Guimarães Dingo, 24, and Jorge Lucas Paes, 17, shot in October 2015.

The two victims were on a motorcycle when they rode past the police vehicle and were hit. In testimony given at the time, the sergeant, then assigned to the Military Police's 41st Battalion in Irajá, said he mistook a hydraulic car jack that Jorge Lucas was carrying on the back of the motorcycle for a gun. Both were shot in the back and died at the scene, G1 reports.

The shooting happened on October 29, 2015. Afterward, the sergeant turned himself in to the Homicide Division to give a statement. In December of that year, Rio's Civil Police staged a reenactment of the incident to clarify how the deaths occurred, with forensic experts retracing the routes taken by the young men and the officers. During the reconstruction, gunfire broke out in the area and riot police had to support the operation.

The deaths caused outrage among residents of the neighborhood at the time. At Tiago's funeral, military police officers were heckled by mourners.

The Rio de Janeiro Public Defender's Office, which under Brazilian law can assist the prosecution on behalf of victims' families, represents Tiago Guimarães Dingo's relatives at the trial. In a statement, the office also said the officer faces charges in other cases and is currently in custody for them.