Investigation indicated that an escape plan was drawn up in 2021, being adapted and put into practice at the end of 2022, after the criminal organization failed to obtain support from the Armed Forces for the institutional rupture
A released the final report of its investigation into the attempted coup d’état, revealing that the former president left Brazil in December 2022 for the to avoid the possibility of being arrested. The investigation indicated that an escape plan was drawn up in 2021, being adapted and put into practice at the end of 2022, after the criminal organization failed to obtain support from the Armed Forces for the institutional rupture. The escape plan, which called for Bolsonaro to leave if his actions against the Judiciary and democracy encountered obstacles, was found on a lieutenant colonel’s computer. The document contained a presentation detailing the use of devices to facilitate escape, such as the “Escape and Evacuation Assistance Network” (RAFE) and the “Escape and Evacuation Assistance Line” (LAFE).
The PF investigation also revealed that the stored material addressed scenarios of interference by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in the Executive, in addition to recording Bolsonaro’s decision to disobey orders from the STF. The plan included the removal of the former president from the country and the use of weapons that were stored. There was also a scheme for the occupation of strategic locations by military personnel who were on Bolsonaro’s side. The Federal Police’s conclusion is that the evidence collected shows that those involved engineered a confrontation between Bolsonaro and the Judiciary, which could result in a serious institutional rupture.
Published by Sarah Paula
*Report produced with the help of AI
