family, a reward for his good behaviour as well as becoming an informant and co-operating with the authorities. As a result of his collaboration with police, his sentence was reduced to 26 years in prison. On 31 May 2021, Brusca was released, 45 days before the conclusion of his sentence, on parole for four years. Amid public backlash, politicians Matteo Salvini of the Lega Nord and Enrico Letta of the Democratic Party were also critical of the decision to release Brusca. Confiscated assets The Brusca family land was seized by the government and in 2000, handed over to an organization called the Consortium for Legal Development. It restores property confiscated from imprisoned mafiosi and gives them back to the community. The small stone farmhouse at San Giuseppe Jato 40 minutes from Palermo was renovated in 2004. It is Sicily's first anti-mafia agriturismo – or farmstay. Tourists can enjoy organic pasta milled from wheat grown on Brusca's land and organic wine made from his vineyards by the Placido Rizzotto cooperative, named after the union leader from Corleone, who was shot by the mafia in 1948. In popular culture Giovanni Brusca was portrayed in the 2007 Italian TV series Il Capo dei Capi, the 2018 TV series Il cacciatore, and the 2019 film Il traditore. He is also portrayed in the Italian series 'The Hunter' which covers the entire period over two seasons following the period after the deaths of Falcone and Borsellino right up to the arrest and imprisonment of Brusca. References Bibliography Jamieson, Alison (2000). The Antimafia: Italy's Fight Against Organized Crime, London: MacMillan Press . Biographies Lodato, Saverio (1999). Ho ucciso Giovanni Falcone: la confessione di Giovanni Brusca, Milan: Mondadori "La deposizione" del collaboratore Giovanni Brusca. Further reading Dickie, John (2004). Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia, London: Coronet . Follain, John (2008). The Last Godfathers, London: Hodder . External links , Teleacras Agrigento, 28 January 2004 1957 births Living people People from San Giuseppe Jato Gangsters from the Province of Palermo Sicilian Mafia Commission Pentiti Sicilian mafiosi Sicilian mafiosi sentenced to life imprisonment Italian people convicted of murdering police officers Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Italy People convicted of murder by Italy