The decision was taken by the assistant judge from Moraes’ office, Rafael Henrique Janela Tamai Rocha
The general (PL) participated in a custody hearing, between 2 and 4 pm this Saturday (Dec 14, 2024), with an instructor judge from the STF (Federal Supreme Court), via videoconference. The assistant judge from Minister Alexandre de Moraes’ office, Rafael Henrique Janela Tamai Rocha, decided that the former president’s vice president (PL) on the 2022 ticket will remain in prison.
Braga Netto is detained no Command of the 1st Army Division, in Rio de Janeiro. He by the PF (Federal Police) this Saturday morning (Dec 14, 2024). The warrant was authorized by the minister of the STF (Supreme Federal Court) Alexandre de Moraes.
Braga Netto is one of the targets of Operation Contragolpe, which investigates the planning of a coup attempt and murder of the president (PT), vice president (PSB) and minister Alexandre de Moraes.
According to the corporation, Braga Netto was arrested for trying to disrupt the production of evidence. The general would have worked to obtain information about the plea bargain of former aide-de-camp Bolsonaro Mauro Cid. It would also have financed the execution of target monitoring and planning of kidnappings and, possibly, homicides of authorities.
Reasons for Braga Netto’s arrest, according to the PF:
- Participated “preponderant” in the execution of criminal acts;
- He was the financier of the coup, therefore, a member of the criminal organization;
- He handed over the money for carrying out the military’s illegal acts in a wine bag;
- Interfered and tried to hinder the investigations;
- He tried to obtain confidential data from Mauro Cid’s agreement with the PF;
- He held a call with Lourena Cid (Mauro’s father) about the agreement;
- A document with notes on Cid’s accusation was on the desk of Braga Netto’s advisor;
- He tried to prevent Cid from handing over information about those being investigated to the PF;
- He kept the members of the coup plan informed;
- The meeting that resulted in the elaboration of the coup plan was at his home;
- He “actively” participated in the attempt to pressure the Air Force and the Army to join the coup;
- He would head the crisis office to be established after the execution of the coup.
INDICATION
Braga Netto is being indicted by the police for the crimes of “promote, establish, finance or integrate, personally or through an intermediary, a criminal organization” under penalty of 3 to 8 years in prison.
In addition, he is indicted for the crimes of attempted abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law (4 to 8 years in prison) and attempted coup d’état (4 to 12 years in prison).
It is likely that the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) will decide Braga Netto, Bolsonaro and the other 38 indicted by the PF after the Judiciary recess, which begins on December 20th and runs until January.
