The minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) marked the interrogations of the first core of the 2022 coup plot for next week. From Monday (9), the eight defendants will be heard in person in the plenary of the first class, including former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
The definition was made by the rapporteur at the end of the audience of this Monday (2), when the last witness was heard, Senator Rogério Marinho (-RN). The former president accompanied the session by video conferencing.
Lieutenant colonel and former Bolsonaro orders will be the first to be heard of being a whistleblower. The other defendants will be heard in alphabetical order.
Thus, Moraes will interrogate (Federal Deputy and former Chief of Abin) (former Navy Commander), (former Justice Minister) (former GSI), Jair Bolsonaro (former Defense Minister) and (former Minister of Civil House and Defense).
The minister determined that all interrogations will be in person, except Braga Netto, arrested preventively in Rio de Janeiro.
Moraes defined times for the whole week, from Monday, to accommodate all the testimonials.
“The time to end the interrogation hearings can be extended if we are still in progress. If necessary, after all week and these expected dates, if there is still need, new dates will be scheduled to finalize the interrogations,” said the minister.
The rapporteur also stated that the step is part of the possibility of self -defense.
“The defendants, after responding, as determined by the legislation, about their personal life, their previous life, will be asked about whether or not the accusations made to them are true, whether the accusations have not been true, whether they have any particular reason attributed, why, whether they know the person or people to be imputed to the crime, where the time was committed and the minister was heard.
A, (Attorney General’s Office) against the group on March 26.
They are accused of crimes of armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup, damage qualified by violence and serious threat against public assets and deterioration of listed heritage. Added, maximum penalties may exceed 40 years in prison.
The Supreme decision paves the way to judge the merits of the complaint against the former president by the end of the year, in an effort to speed up the trial and.
The receipt of the complaint also impacts Bolsonaro’s political situation, declared ineligible by the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) in 2023. With the advance in the supreme process that could take him to prison, the former president’s allies divide the anticipation of a candidate for next year’s electoral race.
