Argument that supports the allegation is based on the function that the minister held at the time, when he held the position in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The General’s defense requested that the Supreme Court (STF) minister be prevented from participating in the trial related to an alleged coup plot that occurred in 2023. That day, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalized the headquarters of the three powers. The main argument of the defense is that Dino was Minister of Justice and Public Security during the coup attacks of January 8, 2023, when the headquarters of the three powers was invaded. The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, pointed out that the events of 8 January are linked to a coup plot that would have been organized between November and December 2022, involving members of the Bolsonaro government.
The former president is accused of being the leader of this criminal organization. In response, Bolsonaro’s defense also signaled the possibility of asking for the impediment of Dino and Minister Cristiano Zanin. Fernandes’s lawyers maintain that Dino’s participation in the events in question justifies the request for impediment, noting that his public statements demonstrate a bruising stance. The request was sent to the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, who has not yet established a deadline to comment on the issue. Finally, Mauro Fernandes’s defense refutes any involvement of the general in a coup plan, thus seeking to ward off the charges that weigh on him.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
Published by Matheus Oliveira
