Scammer plot: STM says that loss of patents depends on MP action

The Superior Military Court () reported on Friday (12) that the Court’s action on the convictions of military depends on an action of the Military Public Prosecution Service (MPM). In a press release, the STM clarified that it cannot act on its own and needs an indignity or incompatibility representation for the officelato to be filed to begin the analysis of the case.

“The performance of the Court depends on prior provocation of the Military Public Prosecution Service, being unfeasible any ex officio action. The STM performs eminently jurisdictional function,” said the agency.

This Thursday (11), the first class of the Federal Supreme Court () decided that the STM should judge the loss of the patent of the military of the armed forces convicted in the criminal case of the coup plot. With the decision, the former president, who is captain of the Army Reserve, generals Augusto Heleno, Paulo Sergio Nogueira, Braga Netto and the admiral should be tried by the STM.

The analysis of the case by the Military Justice may only occur after the final judgment of the coup plot, that is, after the exhaustion of all possible appeals against the conviction.

How patent loss works

According to the Constitution, the Armed Forces Officer may be expelled from the forces in the case of a criminal conviction of more than two years in prison for criminal conviction. This is a specific process that evaluates whether the military is worthy of continuing to be an armed officer. The STM consists of 15 ministers, ten military personnel (four from the army, three from the Navy and three from the Air Force) and five civilians.

The eventual loss of patent may not be applied in the case of Lieutenant Colonel, defendant and whistleblower in the coup plot. Cid was sentenced to two in open regime and was guaranteed freedom.

*With information from Agência Brasil

Posted by Nátaly Tenório