According to the Attorney General’s Office, a group is investigated for misinformation operation, with attacks on the electronic ballot box, dissemination of false content and pressure on the armed forces
This week, the It begins the judgment of core 4, one of the groups accused of orchestrating a through the dissemination of misinformation on the elections. The trial was scheduled by the president of the first class of the court, Minister Cristiano Zanin. The board responsible for this case is composed by the report rapporteur, Alexandre de Morais, and ministers Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin, Carmen Lúcia and Luiz Fux. This group has the task of judging complaints related to the attempted coup d’état during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.
The Attorney General’s Office accuses members of the Nucleus Four to promote misinformation, spreading false news about the electoral process and conducting virtual attacks on institutions and authorities. Among the investigated are Ailton Gonçalves Moraes Barros, Major of the Reserve; Ângelo Martins Denicoli, Major of the Reserve; Carlos Cesar Moretzsohn Rocha, engineer and president of the Voting Legal Institute; Giancarlo Gomes Rodrigues, Army Warrant Officer; Guilherme Marques de Almeida, Army Lieutenant Colonel; Marcelo Araújo Bormevet, Federal Police agent and former ABIN member; R Reginaldo Vieira de Abreu, Army Colonel.
The judgment of this core is an important step in the process of liability of those involved in the attempt to destabilize the Brazilian democratic system. If most ministers accept the complaint, the accused will become defendants and respond to a criminal case in the Supreme Court. So far, only the complaint against the core has been judged, which makes this trial a milestone in the advance of investigations.
*With information from André Anelli
*Report produced with the aid of AI
