Army commander General Tomás Paiva visited on Friday (7) in his cell in the west of. THE UOL It found that the visit lasted about 15 minutes and aimed to check the health of the reserve general, if his family is supported and if he has access to the defense.
The commander took advantage of a time in the state capital to visit, and meetings with currently arrested military.
O UOL He found that Braga Netto is the only military man currently arrested in the Military Village in Rio and did not submit any complaints to Tomás Paiva. Throughout the country, there are currently 15 officers and 82 arrested squares, either by being sentenced or arrested preventively.
Braga Netto has been in prison for more than 50 days. According to sources linked to the case, he has been showing tranquility and enduring the situation, even without agreeing with the arrest.
He and Tomás Paiva even worked as order helpers in the government (). The reserve general was Minister of Defense and headed the Civil House during the government of ().
The arrest of Braga Netto, holding the highest patent that a military man can reach, that of four -star general, a member of the high summit is unprecedented. The military accumulated experiences with situations of tension in his career, which, according to the UOL, has contributed not to demonstrate rebate.
The investigation into attempted coup d’état showed Braga Netto in 2022 the disclosure of messages with criticism of legalistic military, such as Tomá Paiva. The episode caused malaise in the barracks, which was divided over the arrest on December 14.
The detention was determined by the minister of (Supreme Federal Court), who agreed with AEA (Attorney General’s Office) and understood that the military had tried to obstruct the investigation by seeking information from the father, General Mauro Lourena Cid, about that of the son.
Before being arrested, he was called to testify in February 2024 in the inquiry into an attempted coup. At the time, it was silent. After being arrested, but Braga Netto exchanged by lawyer, and.
The general has already been indicted, as well as Bolsonaro, for attempted coup, criminal organization and violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law. The case is under analysis by the PGR, which should submit a complaint later this month. The unfolding of the investigation into attempted coup follow under confidentiality.
He was arrested in the fourth of the Chief Staff of the 1st Army Division, in the West Zone of Rio. The site was adapted to function as a cell and has television, air conditioning and private bathroom. He can receive only visits from family members and their lawyers on certain days of the week.
According to the Code of Criminal Procedure, the arrest must be reevaluated after 90 days by the judge responsible for the case. The law also provides that the inquiry be completed ten days after pre -trial detention and that the Public Prosecution Service submit a complaint within 15 days.
The deadline to terminate the investigation may be extended at the request of the authorities. In practice, in complex cases, the MPF and PF take longer to complete investigations and submit a complaint, and often hear the investigated before completing the inquiry.
The investigation revealed Braga Netto’s involvement in virtual attacks on other generals. Elements in the corporation survey showed that the former minister gave guidance to attacks on the army commander to be disseminated by messages.
In addition, the PF points out that he would have made money in wine boxes to military personnel who were organizing a plan to kill the president (), his deputy, (), and Moraes.
According to the report of the agency, Braga Netto would have given orders for former Major Ailton Gonçalves Barros firing messages “with the objective of reaching the reputation of General Tomás Paiva, current army commander, member of the Army High Command, which also adopted a legalistic position. “
In the messages, he says the commander “never worth anything” and tried to bind him to the PT. “It seems that he has been a little since he was a young age,” he wrote, to add, at the end: “It’s true. You can go viral.”
