Supreme Minister cites post as evidence that economist was aware of the prosecution made by PGR; Defendant is accused of pressuring military commanders
The Minister of the Supreme Court (STF), considered on Monday (30) that the economist was formally notified of the complaint against him in the context of the criminal action that investigates the after 2022. Video published on your social networks.
“Having even released video entitled ‘Urgent! PGR and DPU face Alexandre and ask for suspension of the alleged process against me, with excerpts from the Union Public Defender’s Office attached to the file’, the accused’s science about the content of the process is proven,” the minister said in his decision.
Only defendant who had not spoken
Paulo Figueiredo is the only one among the 34 reported by the PGR who had not yet filed a formal response to the accusation. The economist resides in the United States and, according to the Supreme Court, did not provide updated address, which made it difficult to notify. With the absence of a constituted lawyer, the Federal Public Defender’s Office (DPU) was assigned to act in its defense. DPU itself argued that there was no proper notification, which was coupled by Moraes based on the accused’s public demonstrations.
In the decision, Moraes also mentions that Figueiredo would have declared to be “crazy to be questioned”, which, according to the minister, reinforces the thesis that the economist is full of the process in progress.
Accusation of pressure on Armed Forces
The complaint against Paulo Figueiredo points out that he would have acted to press the Armed Forces commanders to join an institutional rupture plan, who provided for from President -elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the 2022 election results.
Notification by public notice and process process
Due to the absence of known address, Moraes had determined in February the notification of Figueiredo through a notice. Now, with the decision on Monday, the Court considers that there is no prejudice to the continuation of the criminal action. “In addition, the accused Paulo Renato de Oliveira Figueiredo Filho is located in a foreign country and in an unknown address, so that there is no possibility of his notification by other means,” the minister justified.
