The (Supreme Federal Court) scheduled the trial of the criminal action of nucleus 2 of the . This group, with second-tier authorities, would have acted to keep the former president () in power.
The First Class scheduled sessions for the 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th of December. As a result, the nucleus should be the last to be judged this year. The STF goes into recess from December 20th. The president of the First Panel, minister, scheduled the trial this afternoon, after receiving a request from the rapporteur, .
The case was released after Moraes received the final arguments from the defenses of Filipe Martins and Marcelo Câmara. The lawyers had until Saturday (11) to present their final arguments. They missed the initially scheduled deadline, which is why Moraes ordered their replacement by the Federal Public Defender’s Office. The minister ended up backing down after requests from lawyers and defendants.
The group is seen as the “nucleus of managers” of the coup plot. According to , this group would be responsible for managing the coup actions after Bolsonaro’s defeat in the 2022 election. Among the defendants are former director Silvinei Vasques, of the PRF (Federal Highway Police), and retired general Mário Fernandes, who prepared and printed the plan that envisaged the assassination of President Lula (PT) and his vice Geraldo Alckmin (PSB).
The nucleus is made up of former employees of the Bolsonaro administration. Among them are former advisors Filipe Martins and Marcelo Câmara, former Deputy Secretary for Security of the Federal District Marília de Alencar and former Deputy Secretary for Security of the Federal District Fernando de Sousa Oliveira.
The accused face up to 46 years in prison. The PGR (Attorney General’s Office) accuses the six of attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, attempted coup d’état, involvement in an armed criminal organization, qualified damage and deterioration of listed property. They deny the crimes.
The role of each member of nucleus 2, according to the PGR
Silvinei Vasques
Former director general of the Federal Highway Police, he allegedly organized a police operation to prevent the movement of President Lula’s (PT) voters to voting locations in the second round.
Mario Fernandes
Army reserve general, he would be from the radical wing and responsible for the Punhal Verde Amarelo plan, which planned to assassinate President Lula (PT), vice Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) and STF minister Alexandre de Moraes. He has been in prison since November last year.
Filipe Martins
Former advisor for international affairs to the Presidency during the Bolsonaro government. He would have been in charge of legal support for the institutional rupture and would have prepared and discussed changes to the coup draft.
Marcelo Câmara
Army reserve colonel and former advisor to the President. He is cited as one of the leaders in monitoring public authorities in the coup plot, which would be part of the plan to assassinate Moraes.
Fernando de Sousa Oliveira
Federal Police Delegate, he was number 2 at the Public Security Secretariat of the Federal District on January 8, 2023 and would also have supported police actions to keep Bolsonaro in the Presidency.
Marília Ferreira de Alencar
A Federal Police delegate, she is the only woman reported. Then director of Intelligence at the Ministry of Justice, she requested a report with information on the places where Lula had received more than 75% of the votes, particularly in cities in the Northeast, to help with voter blitzes on the day of the second round.
