Fux reiterates that the STF plenary should judge accused of coup

Minister Luiz Fux of the Supreme Court (STF) (Supreme Court) position that the accused for trying a coup d’état in 2022 must be tried by the court plenary.

Fux was the only divergent vote in defending, during the preliminary trial, this 3rd (22.br.2025), that the 11 STF ministers judge the accused and not just members of the 1st class. Preliminary judgment evaluates procedural issues pointed out by the defenses, which may suspend the analysis of the merit if irregularities are recognized.

According to Minister Fux, it has been unanimously approved that criminal actions against authorities should be judged by the plenary. None of the accused In trial there is still public office. However, recent judgment on the STF , changing understanding.

Therefore, according to Fux, the debate on former autorities are judged by the plenary should accompany this understanding. The Supreme Court defined in March 2025 that investigations started at the Court, which are related to the mandate or function of the politician, continue under the analysis of the court even with the end of the mandates.

Judgment of the 2nd Nucleus

The 1st Class of the STF judges this week (22 and 23.ABR.2025) if the complaint of the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) against Filipe Martins and 5 more accused of being responsible for “Manage” the operations of the accused of attempted coup d’état in 2022.

Integrate the nucleus:

• FERNANDO DE SOUSA OLIVEIRAPF delegate and former executive secretary of SSP;
• Filipe Garcia Martins Pereiraex-special advisor to Bolsonaro’s international affairs;
• MARCELO COSTA CAMERAformer Assistant of Orders of Bolsonaro, Army Colonel;
• MARÍLIA FERREIRA DE ALENCARPF Delegate (Federal Police) and former SSP (Secretariat of Public Security Secretariat) intelligence;
• Mario Fernandesreserve general and former number 2 of the General Secretariat of the Presidency in the Bolsonaro government; and
• Silvinei Vasquesformer director general of the Federal Highway Police (PRF).

In the trial, the Court shall deepen the roles of each accused. The core would be responsible for the elaboration of the draft that intended to reverse the result of the election.

Group members would also have participated in the conception of the plano to murder the president (PT), or vice-president (PSB) and STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes.

Still others would have collaborated with the operations of the Federal Highway Police (PRF) to, according to the complaint, prevent voters from Lula from reaching the voting places in the 2nd round of the 2022 elections. Remember the role of each investigated in this.

Next Steps

If the complaint is accepted, a criminal action.

At this stage of the process, the Supreme will hear the witnesses indicated by the defenses of all defendants and lead their own investigation.

Then the Court opens overlooking the final allegations, when it should ask the PGR to comment on the acquittal or conviction of the accused.

The process will be repeated for each group reported by PGR. Bolsonaro and. 2 -core judgments are missing:

• disinformation –;
• operations – May 20 and 21.