The Superior Military Court (STM) received several actions against minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), in the last months of the Jair Bolsonaro (PL) government, after the former president’s defeat in the 2022 elections.
The Court is the highest body of Military Justice, but does not have the power to judge STF ministers. The information was released by O Estado de S.Paulo.
Bolsonaro’s supporters sought, unsuccessfully, to circumvent this impediment, according to the newspaper’s findings. At least one of the shares would have been registered in the name of the former president, without his authorization.
Among the procedures presented would be you have a bodycrime news and resources, totaling at least 20 attempts to question Alexandre de Moraes.
All actions were rejected due to lack of competence of the Military Court, without analysis of the merits. The Court’s ministers classified the processes as outside their jurisdiction.
Request for arrest of Alexandre de Moraes
These actions challenged Alexandre de Moraes’ decisions, even calling for his arrest on allegations of abuse of authority, illegal constraint against Bolsonarists and crimes against national security and the political and social order.
Furthermore, the actions criticize the conduct of the 2022 elections, when Moraes presided over the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), a fact that occurred during the 2022 elections, and subsequent decisions involving camps close to Armed Forces facilities.
Furthermore, according to the newspaper’s findings, a retired prosecutor from the Public Ministry of the Federal District had sponsored several of these actions, some in his own name and others as a representative of third parties.
One of the requests would be a request for you have a body for pastor José Acácio Serere of the Democratic Rule of Law.
Safe conduct requests
The report points to allies of the former president as alleged authors of requests to the STM. Among them are lawyers. One of them reportedly stated that he acts “on behalf of Brazilian society”.
The list includes requests for safe conduct for Bolsonaro, former Justice Minister Anderson Torres and Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, as well as you have a body and arrested in the act on January 8th.
This week, the Federal Police indicted Bolsonaro and 36 other people for alleged attempted coup d’état, criminal organization and violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law.
The Superior Military Court denied involvement in the joints. “Any allegation or initiative that deviates from constitutional principles or attributes to the Court functions outside its legal competence, incompatible with the role of this institution and is not known to this Presidency”, he said in a statement.
