Exchange of messages between Lieutenant Colonel Sérgio Cavaliere and an interlocutor known as ‘Riva’ was attached to the investigation into the alleged coup attempt
A message from , which was attached to the investigation into the alleged coup attempt, reveals a conversation between Lieutenant Colonel Sérgio Cavaliere and an interlocutor known as “Riva”. This exchange of information took place on January 4, 2023, just three days after the inauguration of the president (PT) and four days before the . During the conversation, Cavaliere and Riva addressed the possibility of an institutional rupture. Riva praised the admiral, who commanded the Navy during the Bolsonaro government, calling him a “PATRIOT” for having left “tanks ready in the arsenal” (according to the Federal Police, at the disposal of military personnel planning the coup).
Furthermore, Riva mentioned a meeting that involved Bolsonaro, then vice-president Hamilton Mourão and other generals. On that occasion, Mourão would have discussed Bolsonaro’s departure, alluding to an attempted coup d’état that took place in Peru. Riva also reported that the military had torn up a document signed by Bolsonaro, which could be a decree related to the alleged coup.
Cavaliere, in his speech, expressed a feeling of cowardice, stating that “[nós, militares] we were cowards.” , another participant in the conversation, agreed with this assessment: “We were all from PR and Cmt F” — according to the PF, he was referring to the president and the commanders of the Armed Forces. He also made an observation about 1964, highlighting that at that time it was not necessary to sign any document for the action to take place.
Published by Felipe Dantas
*Report produced with the help of AI
