Ministers of the First Panel of the (Supreme Federal Court), who will judge the former president and seven other defendants, have shown support to the rapporteur of the coup plot, since the beginning of the case.
The support remained even after the attack of the attacks on the court, but there was discomfort among members of the board with the constant tension especially after the American entry into the debate. Of the members of the first class, only, who is the main counterpoint to Moraes, there was no suspended visa to.
Nevertheless, there is no expectation of retreat in relation to positions already manifested by the magistrates.
The ministers refute the idea that American sanctions impact the trial – on the contrary, the analysis of the case can be permeated by the discourse on national sovereignty. The measures could even increase antipathy from Bolsonaro and make his situation worse, according to a Supreme Minister heard under reserve.
The class has, in addition to Moraes, Luiz Fux, Carmen Lúcia and is presided by Cristiano Zanin. The board has been training since February 2024, when Dino took office as minister. Zanin’s presidency will continue until the end of September, and must command the entire trial.
Dino, a strong ally from Moraes, will take the post next. He is the most willing minister to leave Moraes with each attack of Trump and sympathized with his colleague shortly after applied by the American through.
In July, after Trump, citing the trial, the minister also went to social networks to defend the court and Moraes.
Dino’s votes have been hard in relation to those convicted by January 8 or at the scammers’ sessions. The one who made Bolsonaro defendant said, “Stop of state kills. It doesn’t matter if it’s the day the next month or a few years later.”
The minister has also had emphatic lines, especially at points about and the electronic ballot boxes.
Cármen chaired the (Superior Electoral Court) since June 2024, with a mandate until August 2026, and will organize the next presidential elections. In sessions of the coup case, the minister made interventions in the speech of lawyers when they mentioned the topic.
She questioned Alexandre Ramagem’s lawyer, Paulo Cintra. “You said it is ABIN’s duty to determine the safety and supervision of the ballot box in the electoral process? Urnes are of another power,” he said.
In recent days, it has also restricted the agenda in the Supreme to focus on the study of criminal action.
Fux, in turn, was the first to change the tone in relation to unrestricted support to Moraes. He started to expose disagreements on the eve of receipt of the complaint. It was a break from the unanimity of the first class around the rapporteur in the most rumor cases of pockets.
During the session, he said the ministers judge “under violent emotion after the January 8 tragedy verified.”
From the beginning, he has questioned the award-winning collaboration of Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid. “There is a rule that those who participate in the process have to do good faith. And it’s something very serious. Nine allegations represent no denunciation. So much omission there were nine allegations,” he said.
From then on, the minister participated in all stages of the process instruction, including witnesses, interrogations, and trading.
Fux diverged from his colleagues to vote against Moraes’ decision to impose Bolsonaro’s electronic anklet, stating that “the breadth of imposed measures disproportionately restricts fundamental rights.”
The president has adopted a discreet stance, including shorter votes. It is expected to maintain the same line. In receiving the complaint, for example, while the rapporteur’s vote lasted almost two hours, the other ministers took about 20 minutes and Zanin, 5 minutes.
Zanin met the legal aspect of the moment – if there was enough evidence of materiality and authorship to justify the opening of criminal action – but also said there were “numerous documents” showing the group’s participation.
“It is no use saying that the person was not on January 8 if he participated in a series of acts that culminated in this event,” he said.
The complaint against Bolsonaro and the other defendants of the coup plot was filed by PGR on February 19. By the end of 2024, Moraes already said behind the scenes that he would send the coup plot to the first class.
The cases of January 8 were transferred to the board at the end of 2023 to prevent the interdiction of the full plenary agenda.
The Second Class has as president, in addition to the ministers, Luiz, e. The President of the Court does not integrate any of the collegiate.
Until March this year, 45 people were sentenced to 17 years for participation in the January 8 attacks. THE Sheet He analyzed these judgments and found that Moraes was fully followed by Gilmar, Toffoli, Fux, Dino and Cármen.
Zanin and Fachin followed Moraes with caveats in most cases, suggesting a 15 -year sentence. , Mendonça and Kassio presented different votes in almost every process.
At that time, Moraes’s rapporteur was questioned by the defendants’ defenses in the case. The option caused discomfort in only one magistrate of the 11, member of the second class.
In another case that was also sensitive, early September, Moraes sent to the class the decision to suspend X (former) in Brazil. At that moment, a Supreme wing was annoyed to understand that a decision of that magnitude should be analyzed throughout the court.
A in confirmation of the overthrow. Behind the scenes, it was said that the minister sought an environment in which he had the security of being supported by all peers.
With the trial in the class, only the so -called infringing embargoes are appealed if two of the five ministers are overcome – a type of appeal for when the decision is not unanimous and can lead the case to the plenary.
