The Navy Commander, told the (Supreme Court) that his predecessor, Almir Garnier, broke the liturgy by not participating in the transfer ceremony. He stated, however, that there was no guidance to make it difficult for the president () in January 2023 to possess the possession of the president ().
Olsen gave testimony to the Supreme Court on Friday as a witness to the defense of Almir Garnier, accused of supporting the coup plan suggested by former president ().
He was asked about the ceremony by Garnier Demóstenes Torres, the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet, and the Case Rapporteur at the Court ,.
“It did not attend. And, I heard, there is no record of the absence of commander who passes on old occasions,” he said to the minister.
In the question, Moraes emphasized that the tradition is secular. “So that no doubt. In the military, we know that this tradition is even more than secular, and passed to military police too,” he said.
The minister then mentioned the fact that he is part of the solemnity continence to the President of the Republic. “At this ceremony, is it tradition to contain the new president?” He asked.
“Since the President presided over the ceremony. The minister [da Defesa] José Mucio presided over. Continency is led to the authority that presides over the ceremony, “said Olsen.
In December 2022, days before the command transmission ,.
He was the transition period. Chosen to head the Ministry of Defense, Mucio even exchanged messages with Admiral and willing to go to Rio de Janeiro to find him, but was unsuccessful.
the Navy Commander told Almirantant that he was disappointed with Lula’s victory, which is why he would like to leave the post before his inauguration. Despite the personal will, according to a person present at the meeting, he decided to submit the decision to the Board of Squad Board.
Marcos Sampaio Olsen was a commander of Naval Operations in 2022, an area responsible for the preparation and use of Naval forces and Marines in the Navy. In the view of Garnier’s defense, the adequate witness to prove that there was no movement of troops at the end of the Bolsonaro government to give a coup d’état.
Asked by Demosthenes Torres if he had received any order to hinder or prevent possession of Lula or a coup d’état, he denied it. “I have not received any ordination in this regard,” he said.
The current commander was also a member of the admiral, a collegiate of the Navy composed of the ten-cadra admirals of the active. The high echelon of force gathers periodically.
Olsen tried to get the Supreme Court an exemption from the testimony as a witness to the former chief on Wednesday (21). He claimed that he is unaware of the content of the criminal action and, therefore, would have nothing to contribute.
Garnier’s defense did not agree to give up the testimony. Lawyer Demóstenes Torres said Olsen’s inquiry was important to clarify facts that are imputed to the defendant in the coup plot process.
“It is essential to clarify, on the sieve of the contradictory, if at the time of the facts narrated in the complaint there was any conversation or internal dealings related to the movement or preparation of troops, given that the listed witness held, at that time, the position of commander of Naval Operations of the Brazilian Navy,” said lawyer Demostenes Torres.
Given the request to maintain the testimony for Garnier’s defense, Moraes denied the request for withdrawal of the statement and determined that Olsen attended to the hearing.
The commander shook in office after releasing, by the end of 2024, a video in honor of the day of the sailor that compared a difficult lifestyle of the military with a routine of parties and rest of civilians.
The context was the discussion in the government of a spending cutting package that included the. The Ministry of Finance wanted to set a minimum retirement age for the military, among other measures, on the grounds that officers leave the active early and enjoy benefits in the reserve.
The video displeased President Lula and the Minister of Finance ,. The petista considered dismissing the Admiral. He decided to keep Olsen in office and administer the crisis internally to avoid a scaled dissatisfaction inside the Navy.
