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The complaint filed on Tuesday night (18/2) by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) against former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and 33 people for an alleged scammer plot in 2022 brings out to light discussion about a possible arrest of those involved.
Will Bolsonaro be arrested? When will the prison be? Understand next steps/Photo: @vinicius.foto
After all, will Bolsonaro be arrested? When should this prison be? Despite these questions and the subject “will be arrested” to reach the third most commented on social network X, the complaint against the former president is the first step in a long court way. In practice, this means that a possible arrest of the former president, if it is realized, should take time.
Understand next steps
- From the complaint, the Federal Supreme Court (STF) will open a deadline for the defense of Bolsonaro to speak up.
- After the demonstration, the court will set a trial date to decide whether Bolsonaro becomes a defendant or not.
- If the complaint is accepted, Bolsonaro and the other accused become defendants and the process is formally opened.
- Then, you go to the phase of listening to the defense, witnesses and reap new evidence.
- Finally, the Supreme will judge the case, and if it considers Bolsonaro and the other 33, a penalty can be fixed by the ministers.
- In Brazil, a prison usually occurs after a formal conviction, when there are no more appeals to be presented.
- There is also the prerogative of a pre -trial detention, that is, before the end of the trial. But it should only be used by court decision and if there is no other way to prevent damage to the progress of the case.
In addition to the arrest factor, the former president may be the subject of other court sanctions during the time he becomes a defendant. During investigations in which it is targeted, Bolsonaro has even been affected with precautionary measures. He is, for example, with his passport retained, and failed to go to the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
In the scenario of a conviction, the former president, in addition to being the target of a sentence in prison, may have his time of extended ineligibility. In addition, after all appeals, a convict loses his political rights, that is, besides being unable to be a candidate, he will not be entitled to vote either.
