The Agricultural Parliamentary Front (FPA), which brings together 340 federal deputies and senators, defended this Sunday (15) an investigation carried out with urgency and rigor regarding the suspicion that “agribusiness people” had financed an attempted coup in 2022 .
The group also stated that “isolated actions” cannot compromise the sector’s image.
In testimony to the (Supreme Federal Court) on November 21, the lieutenant colonel, former aide-de-camp to Jair Bolsonaro (), mentioned the delivery by Braga Netto of money obtained “from agribusiness people”.
The statement appears in the decision on , made on Saturday (14).
There are no details in the investigations regarding the exact origin of the resources that would have been made available by the general. The cash, according to Cid, was delivered to a .
HAS Sheet The parliamentary front that represents the interests of the agricultural sector, guarantor of the ruralist caucus in Congress, defended that “those responsible are identified and punished with the utmost rigor of the law, regardless of the economic activity of those involved.”
The front called the alleged financing isolated actions.
“It is unacceptable that isolated actions are used to generalize and compromise the image of an economic sector made up of more than 6 million producers and which plays a fundamental role in the country’s development”, he argued, demanding that investigations be conducted “legally, transparent, balanced and in strict compliance with the provisions of the Federal Constitution”.
The report also contacted the CNA (Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil) and ABAG (Brazilian Agribusiness Association), which did not respond to the request for comment until the publication of this text.
The minister’s decision that authorized the arrest states that the military provided resources to , his deputy, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and Moraes himself.
According to Moraes’ decision this Saturday, this testimony from Cid, dated November 21, and documents obtained in the investigation indicate that “he was the one who obtained and delivered the necessary resources for the organization and execution of the ‘Punhal Verde e Amarelo’ operation – event’ World Cup 2022′”.
The Plan Punhal Verde Amarelo envisaged killing the authorities. The “2022 World Cup event” was the operation to kidnap Moraes on December 15, 2022, according to the PF.
The Supreme Court document says that Lieutenant Colonel Rafael de Oliveira met with Braga Netto and, on that occasion, the general gave Oliveira cash, kept in a wine bag, to “carry out the operation”.
The values, according to Cid’s statement, would have been obtained from “agribusiness people”.
The participation of agribusiness sectors was relevant in the anti-democratic acts of the Army in Brasília, where supporters called for the intervention of the Armed Forces against the result of those that gave Lula (PT) victory. It was from this camp that the coup plotters who vandalized the headquarters of the three powers came from on January 8, 2023.
As shown by Sheetstill in November 2022, of the sector. Twelve vehicles displayed the name of Agritex, a dealer of agricultural machinery, parts and equipment that operates in seven cities. The company was later one of ten companies with accounts blocked for financing the coup acts.
Truck drivers privately told the report, during the acts, they went to the federal capital by decision of their bosses, and were instructed to remain in the city until further notice. Employees at one of the companies said the boss authorized the group to financially help other camped protesters.
Starting in November to participate in the demonstrations.
Approximately half of the vehicles belonged to companies, according to the report sent to . Most of the remaining fleet was new or pre-owned and registered in the name of individuals with equity interests in medium-sized companies in the agricultural sector.
Sipal Indústria e Comércio, from Paranaguá (PR), had ten vehicles, the largest number identified by Abin as belonging to the same company. The report also identified that a businessman, Alexandro Lermen, owned seven trucks that participated in the coup acts. They also had accounts blocked.
At the time, the companies and businessman mentioned did not respond.
Another businessman who had accounts blocked by the STF, accused of financing anti-democratic protests in front of barracks, Argino Bedin was summoned to , but, following a Habeas Corpus from the Supreme Court, he did not answer questions.
He even cried in front of deputies and senators and received a hug from the senator (Progressistas-MS), Bolsonaro’s former Minister of Agriculture. Argino was comforted by the senator (-DF), former minister of the same government.
