Among the seven defenses that will manifest, is that of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), in house arrest since August 4 for breach of precautionary measures
The defendants of the so -called “crucial core” of the attempt to present this Wednesday (13) final allegations to . Among the seven defenses that will manifest, is the in house arrest since August 4 for breach of precautionary measures. The defense of Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, former Bolsonaro orders, presented his final allegations on July 29. In addition to Bolsonaro and Cid, they are defendants of the “crucial nucleus” Walter Braga Netto (former Minister of Defense and Civil House), Augusto Heleno (former chief of the Institutional Security Office), Alexandre Ramagem (former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency), Anderson Torres (former Minister of Justice), Almir Garnier (former Navy Commander) Defense).
PGR’s complaint about the attempted coup d’état after the 2022 elections was sliced in nuclei. The defendants of the “crucial core” held command positions at the time of the facts investigated. According to the PGR, “the main decisions of the scammer’s plot departed. Following the presentation of the final allegations, the rapporteur of the process, Alexandre de Moraes, will prepare his report. There is no deadline for the preparation of the rapporteur’s vote.
Upon completion of the report, the criminal action is ready to be tried. The trial date will be set by the president of the First Class of the Supreme Court, Cristiano Zanin. The forecast is that Zanin will reserve the four Tuesdays of September for the analysis of the case. The first class of the Supreme Court is formed by five of the 11 court magistrates. In addition to Moraes and Zanin, they are part of the Flávio Dino, Carmen Lúcia and Luiz Fux class.
The PGR has called for Bolsonaro’s conviction for five crimes that, added up, may reach 43 years in prison. According to the prosecutor, Jair Bolsonaro was the leader of the criminal organization who tried the coup. The then president was the “main articulator, greatest beneficiary and author of the most serious executory acts aimed at the breakdown of the Democratic Rule of Law”.
*With information from Estadão Content
