The president of the (Supreme Federal Court), said on Friday (28) that Brazilians range from “indignation to penalty” in cases such as the DA, who participated in the scammer acts of January 8 and became known for the graffiti of the statue of justice with the phrase “lost, Mané”.
“Lost, Mané” was a protister in New York shortly after the end of the 2022 elections.
“Brazil has the characteristic that, when the episodes happen, people have a deep indignation. And then, as time goes on, they will be sorry. We went from indignation to penalty,” said Barroso, after teaching Magna class to UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University), in Rio de Janeiro.
“However, the non -punishment of this episode may make it seem that in the next election someone can preach the overthrow of the elected government and can invade public buildings. It is not good for the country that prevails this kind of vision. No one likes to punish, but punishment is inevitable. If it will commute penalty later, it is another discussion,” he added.
The first class of the Supreme started last week the judgment of Deborah. The minister-report voted for the sentence to 14 years in prison, and Flávio Dino accompanied his colleague.
Minister Luiz Fux, however, asked for a view (more time to study the case) on Monday (24). During the STF trial, on Wednesday (26), Fux announced that he will suggest a revision of the sentence.
In testimony, Deborah asked for forgiveness, said she did not invade any building and that “the” made her act without full dominion of her mental faculties.
Barroso argued that the intensity of the penalties of much of those convicted by January 8 is due to the number of crimes committed.
“Even applying minimal penalties, it gives a high sentence. What I think is that you first need to judge. In this specific case [de Débora]I think the feathers were high by the number of crimes committed. “
On Wednesday, the first class of the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic) STF and made defendants () and seven others accused of joining the central nucleus of the 2022 coup plot.
The Supreme Court decision paves the way to judge the merits of the complaint against the former president by the end of the year, an effort to prevent the case from being contaminated with the 2026 elections.
“Ideally, if it is compatible, it would be good to judge this year to avoid the election year. But due process comes ahead of the election year,” said Barroso.
In a speech after the court decision on Wednesday (26), Bolsonaro attacked Minister Alexandre de Moraes by commenting on the STF’s decision to make him a defendant.
The former president repeated attacks on the electronic polls and the TSE (Superior Electoral Court), spoke in favor of the printed vote and criticized her ineligibility by 2030.
The former president’s main line of defense is to reinforce that there is a political persecution against him, who seeks to get him out of the electoral dispute. He said the accusations are serious and that there is something “personal” against him, without quoting names.
Barroso stated that the trial has so far occurred in the “most strict legal process”.
“The president, in a free and democratic country, has the right to issue his opinion,” said the minister.
Barroso has been a law professor at UERJ since 1982. In the Magna class, the minister commented on the challenges of the artificial intelligence of society.
