In a striking oral support at the Supreme Court (STF), lawyer Andrew Farias brought new elements by stating that Paulo Sérgio Nogueira would have acted to prevent undemocratic measures. According to the defense, Nogueira tried to “Demover Bolsonaro from any measure” of coup attempt. The analysis is by Jussara Soares in the CNN Prime Time.
For almost an hour of exhibition, Farias sought to bring his client closer to the positions adopted by former Brazilian Air Force Commander Baptista Júnior and former Army Commander Freire Gomes. Both, who acted as witnesses in the process, confirmed the existence of meetings and a draft related to undemocratic acts.
The minister, receiving a succinct and direct response from the defense. Farias also used Mauro Cid’s denunciation as a defense element, citing that his client would have undergone pressures to change reports on the electronic ballot boxes.
As part of the defense strategy, the lawyer mentioned that Nogueira was also the target of attacks on social networks, which, according to him, would show his position contrary to attempts to break institutional. On the first day of the trial, in an attempt to reaffirm your posture of defense of honor.
