This Tuesday will be two: the first occurs from 9am to 12pm and the second, from 14h to 19h; Sessions can be accompanied live on TV Justice and STF YouTube channels
The trial of the former president (PL) and seven of his closest allies begins on Tuesday, 2. The eight are part of the “crucial nucleus” and respond for five crimes in criminal action for attempted coup, which is being processed. The first class of the Court, formed by the ministers Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the case; Cristiano Zanin, Chairman of the Class; Flávio Dino; Luiz Fux and Cármen Lúcia, will conduct the eight sessions that were marked for the trial. This Tuesday will be two: the first occurs from 9am to 12pm and the second, from 14h to 19h.
Sessions can be accompanied live on TV Justice and STF YouTube channels. The forecast is that the first two sessions, as well as the Wednesday morning session, 3, are intended for the presentation of the defendants’ accusations and defense of the defendants.
Where to watch this week’s trial sessions:
- Tuesday, 2, session of the morning, from 9am to 12pm: watch here;
- Tuesday, 2, session of the afternoon, from 14h to 19h: watch here;
- Wednesday, 3, morning session, from 9am to 12pm: Watch here.
On Tuesday and Wednesday (3) next week, the 9th and 10th, the ministers of the first class express their considerations about the case. Already on Friday (12) the expectation is that the sentences will be defined. Bolsonaro and the other seven defendants respond to accusations of armed criminal organization; coup of state; attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law; deterioration of overturned assets and qualified damage against the union’s assets.
The Attorney General’s Office (PGR) manifested itself for the conviction of the former president for all the crimes listed. In the case of a conviction, the penalty may reach 43 years in prison. As the defense may present appeals, there is not necessarily an immediate consequence in the hypothesis of conviction. At first, Bolsonaro would remain in house arrest. In addition to Jair Bolsonaro, the defendants will be tried in the next two weeks:
- Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of Defense and the Civil House;
- Augusto Heleno, former Minister 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;
- Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former Minister of Defense;
- Mauro Cid, former presidential orders of the Presidency, who signed a denunciation agreement with the Federal Police
*With information from Estadão Content
