STF Minister says it is “ironic” that family members criticize the polls after having been elected so many times
Minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) Gilmar Mendes said in this 5Thursday (Dec 12, 2024) find it ironic that the former president (PL) and his family attack electronic voting machines, since they were elected so many times and in different locations through their use.
“The Bolsonaro family is almost an electoral company. Carluxo, councilor in Rio, Eduardo, federal deputy in São Paulo, Bolsonaro himself, elected president of the Republic, Flávio, senator. All beneficiaries of the electoral system and certainly of their security, are now starting to talk or spread fake news about the electronic voting machine, but we understand this as a pretext”he stated in an interview with Capital Letter.
The Dean of the Court spoke about the alleged coup d’état planned by the military in 2022 in the event of Bolsonaro’s defeat in the presidential elections. The plan would also involve the execution of the elected president (PT), his deputy (PSB) and STF minister Alexandre de Moraes.
According to Gilmar, it is very well documented in the investigations that the electronic voting machines were a mere pretext to justify the closure of the (Superior Electoral Court), the allegation of electoral fraud, among other measures, such as the intention of arresting and killing a Supreme Court minister.
According to the judge, amnesty is not a possibility. He said that the alleged coup plotters had tarnished the image of Brazil’s democracy abroad and that he does not expect Congress to try to amnesty them.
“The investigations must be carried out to the end. That we cannot talk about amnesty or any other form of abolition of the responsibility of these people because this would encourage this type of practice, which is in no way acceptable. And I don’t expect the National Congress to take a deliberation like this”, stated Gilmar.
He said that now the “scam package” It will certainly be investigated and further investigated by the (Attorney General’s Office) and there may be a subsequent complaint in which the STF will then proceed with the judgment of the matter.
UNDERSTAND
- what happened: STF minister Alexandre de Moraes the confidentiality of the Federal Police report investigating an attempted coup d’état at the end of 2022. He also sent the investigation to the PGR;
- what is investigated: a group allied with (PL) that would have tried to prevent the inauguration of the then elected president (PT). The plan would be, according to the PF, to kill Lula, the elected vice president (PSB) and the then president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) Alexandre de Moraes. The operation would involve military personnel and use weapons of war and poison;
- what are the questions: how many people were directly involved if the plan was actually put into effect. Read;
- who was involved: the investigation, concluded by the corporation on Thursday (Nov 21), . Among them are:
- Bolsonaro;
- Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of Defense and Civil House and candidate for vice president on Bolsonaro’s ticket;
- Augusto Heleno, former minister of the GSI (Institutional Security Office);
- Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice;
- Valdemar Costa Neto, president of PL.
- what are the next steps: a , after the Judiciary recess, which ends on January 6th.
