The first class of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) judges on Tuesday (20) if the complaint against 12 more people who make up the so-called “core 3” of the report of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) on the alleged coup attempt in 2022.
The group is made up of 11 high-patent military personnel, including two generals, four colonels and five lieutenants-three of them members of the so-called “black kids”, the Brazilian Army elite group. In addition to the military, a federal police officer is also part of the complaint. See who they are:
- Estevam Theophilo, reserve general and former head of the Army Land Operations Command;
- Nilton Diniz Rodrigues, Army General;
- Bernardo Correa Netto, Colonel arrested in Operation Tempus Veritatis of the Federal Police;
- Cleverson Ney, Reserve Colonel and former Operations Command Operations Officer;
- Fabrício Moreira de Bastos, army colonel and allegedly involved with a scammer letter;
- Márcio Nunes de Resende Júnior, Army Colonel;
- Hélio Ferreira Lima, Army Lieutenant Colonel and member of the “Kids Black” group;
- Rafael Martins de Oliveira, Lieutenant Colonel and member of the group “Kids Pretos”;
- Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo, Lieutenant Colonel of the Army and member of the group “Kids Black”;
- Ronald Ferreira de Araújo Junior, Army Lieutenant Colonel accused of participating in discussions about a coup draft;
- Sérgio Ricardo Cavaliere de Medeiros, Lieutenant Colonel;
- Wladimir Matos Soares, agent of the Federal Police.
According to investigations, the group was responsible for the tactical actions of the alleged coup plan, including exercising pressure on the high command of the Armed Forces for adherence to the coup.
The PGR reported the group for crimes of attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, attempted coup, involvement in armed criminal organization, qualified damage and deterioration of listed heritage.
If the ministers accept the complaint of the PGR, the accused will become defendants and will respond to a criminal action in the Supreme Court.
The first class is formed by the ministers Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case, Cristiano Zanin, Carmen Lúcia, Luiz Fux and Flávio Dino.
As with the reception of the denunciation of the other nuclei already tried, the president of the first class, Minister Cristiano Zanin, also reserved the morning of Wednesday (21) for the continuity of the session, if it is not possible to close the trial on Tuesday.
To date, the Supreme Court has accepted the complaint against three other nuclei. In all, they have already become defendants 21 of the 34 reported by the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet.
