The general’s defense Walter Braga Netformer Minister of the Civil House and Defense of the government Jair Bolsonaro (PL)stated in a statement, on Friday (6), that he “was not aware of the document that dealt with an alleged coup, much less the planning to murder someone”.
The soldier was indicted by the Federal Police (PF) in the ongoing investigation at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) that investigates an attempted coup that took place between October 2022 and January 2023 – which predicted, among other measures, the assassination of the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), from your vice Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) and the minister of the STF Alexandre de Moraes.
As revealed by the website ICL Newslieutenant colonel Mauro Cid, who was Bolsonaro’s assistant, stated in a statement to the PF that Braga Netto handed over cash to finance the alleged “Punhal Verde e Amarelo” coup plan to assassinate authorities to be carried out by “black kids ”, an elite grouping of the Brazilian Armed Forces.
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In response, Braga Netto’s lawyers stated that the client “did not coordinate or approve any plan or provide resources”. The PF attributes the crimes of violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état and criminal organization to the general. Combined, the maximum penalties for these crimes reach 28 years in prison.
Braga Netto is named by the PF as a central figure in the alleged coup attempt. According to the inquiry report, the so-called “coercive measures” provided for in the Punhal Verde e Amarelo plan, with operational planning for Special Forces actions, were intended to be presented to the general.
“The evidence obtained throughout the investigation shows his concrete participation in acts related to the attempted coup d’état and the abolition of the democratic rule of law, including the attempt to embarrass and obstruct the present procedure”, says the PF.
