1st class of the STF will decide become the former president and 7 other defendants; The trial is scheduled for March 25
It will be up to 1st Class of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) decides whether to become (PL) and 7 others defendants for attempted coup. The president of the collegiate, Cristiano Zanin, marked the beginning of the judgment of the complaint of the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) to.
Check out who are the ministers who make up the 1st class:
- Cristiano Zanin;
- Alexandre de Moraes;
- Cármen Lúcia;
- Luiz Fux;
- Flávio Dino.
At this point, the magistrates will analyze the arguments of the Attorney’s Office and decide whether to start a criminal action. If so, the accused become defendants. Then begins a new process to discuss the crimes and decide on a possible conviction and penalties.
Zanin marked extraordinary sessions to analyze the complaint. There will be two on the 25th (9h30 and 14h) and another on the 26th (9h30). Usually, the 1st class meets weekly on the late afternoons. Thus, the trial, which if analyzed in 3 ordinary sessions would take 3 weeks to be completed, will respond to the prosecution in 2 days.
O Poder360 It also found that the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet, is intended to make an oral support to defend the receipt of the complaint. Gonet’s presence is more common in the judgments that take place in the plenary of the court. In the classes, the Attorney General usually indicates a general deputy attorney for the function.
Profile two ministers
Cristiano Zanin
Current president of the 1st class, the minister was appointed to hold the position by the President (PT) . Before becoming a minister, Zanin was of Lula in the process of Lava Jato. The minister was born in Piracicaba, interior of São Paulo, on November 15, 1975. He graduated in Law at PUC-SP (Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo) in 1999. Read that of the minister (PDF-112 KB).
Alexandre de Moraes
The minister is the rapporteur of the PGR complaint against former president Bolsonaro. Moraes was born in December 1968 and graduated in law from USP (University of São Paulo) in 1990. He assumed the position of minister in 2017, appointed by former President Michel Temer. He is also the rapporteur of judgments about the terrorist acts of January 8. Read that of the minister (PDF – 176 kb).
Cármen Lúcia
The minister is the current president of the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) where he will hold the position until August 2026. Carmen was born in April 1954 in Montes Claros (MG). She graduated in Law from PUC-MG (Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais) in 1977. He assumed the position in the Supreme Court in 2006, at the appointment of President Lula. Read the minister’s (PDF – 140 kb).
Luiz Fux
The minister was born in April 1953 in the city of Rio de Janeiro/RJ. He graduated in Law from UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University) in 1976. Fux took office at the STF in 2011, appointed by former President Dilma Rousseff. Is the rapporteur of the case that evaluates the constitutionality of . Read that of the minister (PDF – 1 MB).
Flávio Dino
The minister is the latest member of the court. Dino took office in February 2024, by President Lula. He was born in April 1968 in São Luís, Maranhão. The Minister has a degree in Law from UFMA (Federal University of Maranhão) in 1991. Before being STF Minister, Dino held the position of and public security. Dino was also governor of Maranhão by 2 terms between 2015 and 2022. Read that of the minister (PDF – 321 KB).
