Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) began hearings that will decide whether former President Jair Bolsonaro, suspected of leading an alleged coup plan, will be tried in a lawsuit that can take him to prison.
Upon landing in Brasilia this Tuesday morning, before going to court, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the charges that he is targeted are unfounded.
“We always hope for justice. The accusation is unfounded, the accusations were partially made by the Federal Police. I will now meet with the lawyers and then I will decide what to do.”
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil began on Tuesday the hearings that will decide if former President Jair Bolsonaro, suspected of leading an alleged coup plan, vthen be tried in a case that can take you to prison.
Bolsonaro arrived shortly before the opening of the hearing and sat in the front row with his lawyer, facing the magistrates, going the five judges of the First Class of the Supreme Court to analyze if there are enough evidence against the former Brazilian president and decide whether to accept the accusations of the Prosecutor’s Office and start a criminal trial.
In addition to Bolsonaro, among the defendants are high-patent military personnel and former government ministers (2019-2022), considered the former president’s trusted men. The analysis of the STF accusations may take place in three sessions that will culminate on Wednesday afternoon.
In February Bolsonaro was charged with several crimes
The accusation presented by Brazil’s Attorney General (PGR), Rodrigo Janot, to the Judges of the highest court in Brazil, says Bolsonaro, 70, was the leader of an alleged criminal organization who supposedly conspired to prevent the return of the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated him in the 2022 election.
In February, the former president and 33 other people were accused by the crimes of Attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, attempted coup d’état, involvement in armed criminal organization, qualified damage and deterioration of heritagefollowing extremist attacks on January 8, 2023 at the headquarters of the three powers in Brasilia.
The Attorney General based on his accusation in an extensive police report, released last November, who revealed that Bolsonaro had “Full knowledge” From a plan to assassinate Lula da Silva and then-elected vice president Geraldo Alckmin and other allegedly criminals.
– With Lusa
