After spending years attacking the Federal Supreme Court, the former president () must explain the court for the first time.
Bolsonaro will be questioned by. The minister of Bolsonaro was against the court. Now it will be responsible for conducting the process that can lead the former president to prison.
A summoned sessions from Monday (9) to Friday (13) to hear the eight defendants of the central nucleus of the attempted coup d’état after the election of the President (PT).
The first defendant to be heard will be, a former assistant of Bolsonaro and whistleblower orders. The others will be questioned by alphabetical order: (Federal Deputy and former Chief of Abin) (former Navy Chief) (former Justice Minister) (former GSI), Jair Bolsonaro, (former Defense Minister) and (former Minister of Civil House and Defense).
The testimonials will be broadcast live on TV Justice. The rules stipulated by Moraes differ from the rules established for the witnesses’ hearing, when audio and video recordings were prohibited.
The beginning of the stage indicates that the case against the main group denounced by (Attorney General’s Office) is heading for its end. The pace adopted by Moraes for the criminal action, with short deadlines between the stages of the process, has been.
The Supreme Court decided to change the configuration of the First Class plenary for the statement of the defendants. The site will be adapted to look like a jury court, with the accused sitting side by side.
Minister Alexandre de Moraes will be sitting at the main podium, in a chair traditionally occupied by the president of the board. A row of chairs will be included in the plenary, between the ministers and the audience, for the defendants to be sitting in alphabetical order.
In the presidency, it caused crises between the powers, and stimulated with lies and yields a campaign to discredit the country’s electoral system.
After the defeat to Lula, he encouraged the creation and maintenance of the scammers who spread across the country and gave rise to the attacks of January 8.
In this same period, he adopted conduct that he contributed to his hopeful supporters that he would remain in power and, met with nearby military and advisers to discuss ways to intervene in the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) and nullify the elections.
Bolsonaro’s defense denies the former president’s participation in crimes and argues, between criticism of the complaint, that there is no evidence of connection between the supposed conspiracy that began at the Planalto Palace in June 2021, and the vandalism of 8 January 2023.
Bolsonaro and the other defendants were denounced for allegedly leading a plan at the end of 2022 to avoid Lula’s possession to the Presidency of the Republic. The main charges against the former president are related to the edition of decree drafts and attempted to get support from the armed forces chiefs for the scammer initiatives.
All eight are responsible for the crimes of coup, attempted abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, Armed Criminal Association, damage qualified to public heritage and deterioration of the listed assets.
Part of the crimes attributed to the defendants are related to the attacks of January 8, 2023. According to the complaint, the Bolsonarist multitude that invaded the headquarters of the powers was encouraged by Bolsonaro and his allies to pay against the state.
