Lawyer Jair Pereira criticized the final report and said he did not agree with the allegations of the Attorney General Paulo Gonet
Lieutenant Colonel’s defense today tried, at the Federal Supreme Court’s () podium, to dismiss all accusations of the former ordinant of orders, saying that the military only received orders and was invited to meetings. Lawyer Jair Pereira criticized the final report and said he did not agree with the allegations of the Attorney General. “I may not agree with the report, the delegate’s indictment and, in fact, I do not agree. Now, I can not say that he coerced my client or that he committed an illegality. I can not say that he and minister Alexandre de Moraes coerce me, because it would not be true,” said lawyer Jair Alves Pereira.
Describing Mauro Cid’s profile and attributions, lawyer Jair Pereira revealed that the help of orders only hindered his client’s life. “Assisting orders only disturbed Cid’s life,” said Jair. Lieutenant Colonel Mauro César Barbosa Cid, 45, is the focus of trial by an alleged coup d’état in Brazil. Away from the army in 2023, it maintains its patent and receives $ 27,000 a month. With a doctorate in military sciences and military experience for more than 20 years, Cid was an assistant to former President Jair Bolsonaro from 2018. He supervised the president’s agenda and assisted in personal commitments.
First prison
Cid was arrested on May 3, 2023 during a Federal Police operation for covid-19 vaccination card fraud, falsifying Bolsonaro and his daughter documents. He was kept in a special cell and, after an award -winning plea agreement in September, left the battalion, but wore electronic anklet.
Second arrest
The second arrest took place in March 2024, during an STF hearing, where he fainted upon learning. Cid claimed to have been coerced to give false testimonials. He collaborated with the Federal Police, revealing an alleged scam plan and fraud related to vaccination cards. The denunciation, approved by the Supreme, based the complaint against Bolsonaro and 33 others involved.
Cid stated that after Lula’s victory in 2022, three dissatisfied groups emerged: conservative, moderate and radical. He reported meetings that discussed the possibility of mobilization of truckers and mentioned receiving money from the then Minister of Defense to make a blow. Mauro Cid’s defense tries, in the Federal Supreme Court, to validate the award -winning collaboration agreement signed with the Federal Police to reduce the penalty.
