For the former minister, a decision will be in the annals of the Court and honor the judiciary; scoring is 2-1 for the conviction of Bolsonaro
The statements were made on Thursday (11.Set.2025) to Poder360. The former minister spoke while the 1st class of the Supreme Court resumed the trial with the score of 2 to 1 for the conviction of the majority of those accused by alleged plot to subvert the Democratic Rule of Law.
Fux’s vote was the 1st divergent and acquitted Bolsonaro and 5 others. The votes of Minister Cármen Lúcia and the president of the board, Minister Cristiano Zanin, are missing for the conclusion.
Marco Aurélio began his speech with a defense of the value of decisions made by a board. He stated that if he could, he would give greater weight to deliberations by majority vote over individuals.
“In a collegiate, there is a sum of different forces. Members complement each other in accordance with the technical formation and the possessed humanistic formation. […] In a collegiate, in a democratic country, the understanding of the majority prevails“, These.
Regarding the specific vote of Minister Luiz Fux, the former minister said he had proud and classified him as thorough and honorable to the judiciary.
“Minister Fux, he reached a thorough vote, examining each of the accusations regarding each crime, also to each defendant, and made him honoring his career as a magistrate. I was proud of the vote by him”He said.
Despite the compliments, Minister Marco Aurélio stated that the result is still open and that it is necessary to wait for the deliberation of the 2 ministers who have not yet voted.
“It is difficult to predict the vote of this or that minister and we have to wait for the statement of Minister Cármen Lúcia and also the president of the class Minister Zanin. Hopefully to see the conclusion of the trial”He concluded.
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Bolsonaro’s trial
The 1st class of judges the former president (PL) and 7 more defendants for attempted coup d’état.
The Supreme has heard the oral support of the defendants’ defenses. Now the ministers vote. On Tuesday (9.Set), Alexandre de Moraes for the conviction of Bolsonaro. It was by Flávio Dino.
On Wednesday (10.Set), Fux, in a reading that took 12 hours, voted to condemn only and for violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law. In the case of the other 6 defendants, the magistrate decided to acquit.
A It is expected that the process will be completed by Friday (12.set), with the discussion about the dosimetry of the penalties.
Integrate the 1st class of the STF:
- Alexandre de Moraesrapporteur of the action;
- Flávio Dino;
- Cristiano ZaninPresident of the 1st Class;
- Cármen Lúcia;
- Luiz Fux.
In addition to Bolsonaro, they are defendants:
- Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ)e former director and (Brazilian Intelligence Agency);
- Almir Garnierformer commander of the Navy;
- Anderson Torresformer Minister of Justice;
- Augusto Helenoformer minister of institutional security;
- Mauro Cidex-assistant of presidency orders;
- Paulo Sérgio Nogueiraformer defense minister;
- Walter Braga Netto, of the Civil House.
The nucleus 1 of the coup attempt for the to commit 5 crimes: armed criminal organization and attempts to abolish the democratic rule of law and coup d’état, as well as qualified damage and deterioration of listed assets.
If Bolsonaro is sentenced, the minimum penalty is 12 years in prison. The maxim. If there is a conviction, the ministers will define the penalty individually, considering the participation of each defendant. The penalties determined against Jair Bolsonaro and the other 7 accused, however, will only be met after the final judgment, when there is no more possibility of appeal.
As a former president, if convicted in res judicata, Bolsonaro should be arrested in a special room in Papuda, federal prison in Brasilia, or at the PF (Federal Police) Superintendence in the federal capital.
