Nucleus 1 of the criminal action is composed of eight defendants, including prominent figures of Brazilian politics. Jair Bolsonaro, former President of the Republic, and Walter Braga Netto, who was the army general and minister
The minister, member of the Supreme Federal Court (STF)rejected the request of the defense of General Braga Netto to interrupt the interrogations of the accused in the criminal action related to core 1 of the attempted coup. The testimonials are scheduled to start next Monday, the 9th. The defense argued that Braga Netto did not have complete access to the evidence, but Moraes considered that there is no legal basis for the suspension. Since December last year, the general has been detained on charges of having difficult to investigate the attempt of coup that aimed to prevent the inauguration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Defendants face serious accusations, including armed criminal organization and attempt to violently overthrow the Democratic Rule of Law.
The core 1 of the criminal action is composed of eight defendants, including prominent figures of Brazilian politics. Jair Bolsonaro, former President of the Republic, and Walter Braga Netto, who was the army general and minister, are among the accused. Other notable names include General Augusto Heleno, former Minister of the Institutional Security Office, and Alexandre Ramagem, former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin). In addition to them, the list of defendants has Anderson Torres, who was Minister of Justice, and Almir Garnier, former Navy Commander. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, Army General and former Defense Minister, is also part of the group. Finally, Mauro Cid, who acted as a helper of Bolsonaro’s orders and is a whistleblower, completes the list of the accused.
Posted by Sarah Paula
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