According to award -winning denunciation, relatives of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) were part of the “most radical wing” of the alleged coup plan
Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid said in His 1st testimony in the process of denunciation awarded in August 2023 that former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro and the deputy (PL-SP) were involved in the alleged attempted coup. According to him, the wife and son of the former president (PL) were the wing “more radical ” in the articulation of undemocratic action.
Second , obtained by the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, Michelle and Eduardo would have encouraged the former president to take extreme measures after the president’s (PT) ballot box. However, in the final report of the Federal Police, concluded on November 21, 2024, the allegation is not cited, besides the former first lady did not name and the deputy only mentioning tangentially.
Also according to Cid, Michelle and Eduardo would have claimed to Jair that he had popular support and CACS (collectors, sports gunmen and hunters).
In addition to family members, Cid said the “ala radical” It was also composed by the deputy (PL-to), the former chief of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, the former Minister of Tourism (PL-PE), General Mario Fernandes, and the Senators (PL-SC) and (PL- ES). Of these, only Martins Fernandes were formally indicted by the PF.
At the time, Michelle and Eduardo would have denied involvement in some coup articulation. The defense of the former first lady said the accusations are “Absurd and unfounded” And Eduardo classified Cid’s denunciation as “delirium ” e “fiction”.
Mauro Cid
According to the text, Mauro Cid said the former president was with 3 distinct groups after the dispute for (PT). Were the:
- “Conservatives” – would have a “Very Political Line”. The intention of these individuals was to transform Bolsonaro into a “Great Opposition Leader”. Some of the members would be the Senator (PL-RJ) and Bruno Bianco, former Union General;
- “Moderate” – would say agree with “The injustices” From Brazil, but they were not in favor of a radical intervention. “They understood that nothing could be done in the face of the outcome of the elections, anything in another sense would be an armed blow.”states the text. Participants would include General Júlio Cesar de Arruda, a military and then commander of the Army, as well as General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, then Minister of Defense;
- “Radical” – Part would be in favor of going after a supposed ballot fraud. Another portion “It was in favor of an armed arm”. PL President Valdemar da Costa Neto was included, and General Eduardo Pazuello, former Health Minister.
Read a.