Manuscripts from the former chief minister of the GSI (Institutional Security Office), seized by the agency, indicate that the government (PL) considered using the (Attorney General’s Office) to prevent police operations considered by the administration itself to be illegal.
The objective, according to the PF, would be to prevent the corporation from “exercising its constitutional duties, in complying with judicial orders against its political group and supporters”.
The notes were in a Caixa notebook found in the general’s house during PF searches. The text said that the Ministry of Justice should activate the AGU before complying with court decisions to check the legality of the action.
“If the MJ calls the AGU urgently on a manifestly illegal court order, the AGU writes a text based on the Federal Const stating an illegal order. There is a principle of law that a manifestly illegal order is not complied with”, says the text.
Augusto Heleno’s manuscripts say that the President of the Republic would have a role in approving the AGU’s demonstrations. “Whoever executes the illegal order commits a crime of responsibility”, wrote the former minister, then highlighting the “in flagrante delicto of the delegate who is willing to comply”.
There are several passages in the text that are not very clear about their relationship with the theme. Heleno, for example, wrote a topic that the “authority will address the FA”, probably in reference to the Armed Forces.
The searches carried out by the PF also found documents produced by the former director general of Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) Alexandre Ramagem.
In a possible connection with Heleno’s manuscripts, a document produced by Ramagem says that the PF internal affairs department could request an opinion from the AGU in possible suspicions of compliance with illegal decisions.
“In all cases, a technical-legal opinion [da AGU] will provide (sic) support to point out constitutional and legal violations. The opinions will support the failure to comply with legal measures as they are clearly contrary to the law”, writes Ramagem.
According to the Federal Police, Heleno’s notes describe a “communion of efforts” in the Bolsonaro government to empower the AGU to define which judicial decisions would be legal.
“The evidence leaves no doubt that the criminal organization was preparing studies to somehow try to coerce members of the criminal prosecution system so that investigations against its members were stopped”, says the PF.
On another page, the former minister highlights points related to institutional security. Among the eight points listed, Heleno highlights the “disruption threshold” and “playing on all four lines”.
Augusto Heleno also writes in his notebook other strategic guidelines that would be passed on to Bolsonaro on how to behave amid attacks on electronic voting machines.
He says to carry out a “survey of areas where the Pres has reliable allies”. It advises “not to make any reference to homosexuals, black people, sissies, etc” and “avoid rude and generalist comments about the Brazilian people”.
“Establish a discourse on electronic voting machines and voting. It is valid to continue criticizing the electronic voting machine.”
Augusto Heleno and Ramagem were nominated by the Federal Police for the crimes of attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, attempted coup d’état and criminal organization, whose sentences total from 12 to 28 years in prison, disregarding the aggravating factors.
