Sebastião Coelho acts as a lawyer in the defense of Filipe Martins, former international advisor during the government of Jair Bolsonaro
On the morning of Tuesday (25), retired judge Sebastião Coelho was arrested by the judicial police for contempt and offenses to the court. Coelho, who acts as a lawyer in the defense of Filipe Martins, former international advisor during the government of he found himself in the midst of a controversy during the session that analyzes a complaint from the Attorney General’s Office. The case involves eight complaints about a coup attempt in 2022.
The climate of tension increased when some deputies and lawyers, who had not been previously accredited, were instructed to accompany the trial in the Second Class. When barred at the entrance, Coelho expressed his indignation. “This caused me a great revolt, because the defense, along with the accused, is the main in the process and the lawyer was not allowed to enter,” he lamented. The attorney’s arrest was discreetly conducted and was only disclosed by the lawyer himself when he left the STF building.
“I was arrested, I was arrested, you will not say anything {press},” said the retired judge. After the incident, the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Luís Roberto Barroso, decided to register a police report for contempt and then released the lawyer. The situation was not restricted to Rabbit; That same morning, a series of parliamentarians also struggled to access the court, while some managed to follow the session. Confusion raises questions about access to justice and the role of defenses in high relevance legal proceedings.
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