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In December 1990, Silva, his son Darci, and their employee Jerdeir Pereira were sentenced to 19 years in prison for their part in Mendes' assassination. In February 1992, they won a retrial, claiming that the prosecution's primary witness{{snd}}Mendes' wife Ilsamar{{snd}}was biased. The conviction was upheld, and they remained in prison. In 1993, they escaped from jail, along with seven other prisoners, by sawing through the bars of their prison window. All were recaptured, including Darly Jr., who served the remainder of his sentence with the other killers before returning to [[Xapuri]].<ref>{{cite news|title='Quem matou Chico Mendes foi ele mesmo', diz Darly ('Who killed Chico Mendes was himself', says Darly)|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL922543-5598,00-QUEM+MATOU+CHICO+MENDES+FOI+ELE+MESMO+DIZ+DARLY.html|publisher=G1 Globo.com|date=12 December 2008|language=pt|access-date=17 May 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103914/http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,MUL922543-5598,00-QUEM+MATOU+CHICO+MENDES+FOI+ELE+MESMO+DIZ+DARLY.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Switzer, Jaqueline Vaughn|chapter=Chico Mendes (1944–1988)|title=Environmental activism: a reference handbook|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2003|isbn=978-1-57607-901-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/environmentalact00swit/page/166 166]|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAKVrmEyDAsC&pg=PA166|url=https://archive.org/details/environmentalact00swit/page/166}}</ref>
 
On February 28, 2024, the son, Darci Alves Pereira, wasbecame electedthe president of the [[Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)|Liberal Party]] in [[Medicilândia]], a municipality in southwestern [[Pará]]. On the same day, the party reported that he was removed from office. [[Valdemar da Costa Neto]], national president of the party, said he had "no knowledge" it was Chico Mendes' murderer assuming Pará's party chapter presidency.<ref name="DarciElection">{{cite news |title=Assassino de Chico Mendes assume presidência do PL em município do Pará e é destituído |url=https://g1.globo.com/pa/para/noticia/2024/02/28/assassino-de-chico-mendes-assume-presidencia-do-pl-em-municipio-do-para-e-e-destituido.ghtml |access-date=15 March 2024 |publisher=G1 (website) |date=28 February 2024|language=pt }}</ref>
 
Mendes' murder made international headlines and led to an outpouring of support for the rubber tappers' and environmental movements. In March 1989, a third meeting was held for the National Council of Rubber Tappers, and the Alliance of Forest Peoples was created to protect rubber tappers, rural workers, and Indigenous peoples from encroachment on traditional lands.<ref>{{cite book|author=Melone, Michelle A.|chapter=The Struggle of the Seringueiros: Environmental Action in the Amazon|editor=Friedmann, John |editor2=Rangan, Haripriya|title=In defense of livelihood: comparative studies on environmental action|publisher=Kumarian Press|year=1993|isbn=978-1-56549-020-8|page=120|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oN2S8g5pNlEC&pg=PA120}}</ref>
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