The Federal Supreme Court (STF) began on Tuesday (24) the interim between former Justice Minister Anderson Torres and former Army commander, General Marco Antonio Freire Gomes.
The hearing aims to clarify contradictory versions in its statements in the context of the action that investigates an alleged attempt to coup. The procedure is being performed at closed doors in the STF’s audience room.
The session is being conducted in person by the rapporteur of the case, Minister Alexandre de Moraes. Minister Luiz Fux is also following the hearing in person.
On Monday (23), the rapporteur of the case, Minister Alexandre de Moraes ,. However, as determined by the CNNparticipants are prohibited from recording audio or video of the audience.
After the 2022 elections, Torres is not committed to telling the truth in the caress. As provided for in the Federal Constitution, the defendants have the right not to produce evidence against themselves.
General Freire Gomes, as a witness in the investigation, is legally committed to the truth of his statements.
This Tuesday (24), the Supreme Court also completed the interim between former Minister Walter Braga Netto and Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid. The audience lasted about an hour and a half.
Torres x Gomes
The decision to carry out the storage was given by Moraes and complied with a request from the defense of Torres, who pointed out differences between the reports provided by his client and
According to the lawyers, the general’s testimony “is filled with contradictions, while the statements made by the witness, perhaps even the tiredness (11 hours of testimony), and the accused diverged frontally in a nail point of the process.”
Among the main questions of the defense is Freire Gomes’s statement that Torres would have attended a meeting with former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and the commanders of the three armed forces to address matters with coup content.
The lawyers, however, argue that the other commanders who testified did not confirm the meeting. Both Bolsonaro and the case whistleblower, Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, also
The defense also maintains that the general did not present accurate information about the alleged meeting, such as date, place, format or who would have been present. According to the lawyers, Freire Gomes only said he “remembers” the presence of Torres in a meeting.
