The former president () appointed a new lawyer to coordinate his defense before the (Federal Supreme Court). Criminalist Celso Vilardi officially takes over the team, which now has three professionals, starting this Thursday (9).
“I’ve already studied the case and I’m going to start working now. There’s no point talking about possible strategies or issues like that for now,” he said.
with 36 other people in the investigation into the attempted coup d’état in 2022. The investigation concluded that the former president participated in a plot to prevent the president from taking office ().
Vilardi is a renowned criminal lawyer and law professor at FGV São Paulo. He is used to defending targets of major Federal Police operations. It also integrates entities such as IDDD (Institute for the Defense of the Right to Defense) and works on major causes, both for the company itself.
Among his best-known clients are Delúbio Soares, former PT treasurer, businessman Robson Marinho, former deputy and advisor to the Court of Auditors of the State of São Paulo, and Celso Pitta, former mayor of São Paulo.
Until now, Paulo Cunha Bueno was the one who led the former president’s defense. He continues to play for the team.
The change is confirmed on the date that marks two years since the coup attacks against the headquarters of the three Powers in Brasília. President Lula organized an agenda to remember the day. On the other hand, Bolsonaro’s allies.
Two years after the attacks, Bolsonaro supporters maintain that there was no coup attempt and that there are unfair prisons or sentences.
Deputies and senators from PL, Bolsonaro’s party, say they still believe that the project proposing amnesty will progress this year, despite the issue having stalled last year.
In addition to Bolsonaro, the list of indictees included retired general Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of Defense and vice-president in 2022 on the defeated ticket. Military personnel are the majority among the suspects — 25 in total.
Also on the list are the national president of the PL, the former director general of the (Brazilian Intelligence Agency), now a federal deputy, and the former minister of the (Institutional Security Office) Augusto Heleno, this reserve general.
