Some words of caution :
Contrary to what this thread says : there is no Trial yet. Only gesticulations from a local State prosecutor and some police investigators.
In a " normal" situation, one waits until the official accident investigation is completed before starting a trial. But Brazil is not your " normal " State either.
Contrary to what was said here, the 4 indicted controllers have been named , and the Brazilian press reproduced the names already (Apparently the lessons of Ueberlingen have not been learned ) but even more worrying , they have been charged with ' intentional " manslaughter.
The extracts of Congress testimony of Wellington Rodrigues, posted here are only a very small part of this 4,5 hours hearing. There was far more information in that hearing, and taking 2 sentences out of context does not bring an accurate view of what was said.
The 2 pilots are dragged on this against all rationale, as the info retrieved by the official accident investigation so far do not put any error on their part .
Their indictment is not about having followed ATC level instructions or not ( as their defense lawyer is constantly referring to ) but as to whether they switched off involuntarily, (or even voluntarily !) their Xponder. The investigation has not yet concluded the technical possibilities on this issue. But seeing what the prosecutor had done with the controllers, there are indeed fears that the 2 pilots could also be charged with something “ intentional “ .
My friend in Brazil are saying that there is a vast political game being played in the background , and this accident is used by some as a mean to push their games in their favor.