At the Buenos Aires Forum, Symon de Castro says that he has not seen his children for 3 years and that he is unfairly accused by Alexandre de Moraes
One of the defendants in the case over the acts of January 8, who is considered a fugitive, interrupted a debate held on Thursday (6.Nov.2025) in Argentina, organized by the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court).
The dean of the Supreme Court was participating in a panel on the challenges of democracy in Latin America alongside , chairman of , and , lawyer and former president of Colombia, when Castro stood up in the audience and began to speak.
Videos circulating on social media show Castro’s speech, which describes himself as a “refugee” in Argentina. He himself recorded the action with his cell phone and published it on . Castro stated that he has not seen his children for 3 years and that the STF minister’s accusation against him is unfair. He is a defendant in the case regarding the invasions and depredations of the Três Poderes buildings, in Brasília.
“I haven’t seen my children for 3 years because of crimes on January 8th that I didn’t commit. I didn’t commit a crime. There’s no proof. Are we suffering for crimes that many committed? Yes. And those who committed it have to pay”these.
Watch the video (1min24s):
🚨Symon Castro, defendant of January 8th exiled in Argentina, interrupted a debate at Minister Gilmar Mendes’ event in Buenos Aires: “You have done a good job. But Alexandre de Moraes accuses others who are here in our midst of 14 to 17 years in prison without even having proof of…
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Castro thanked Mendes for allowing him to speak and stated that “there are good people in the middle of the 8th [de Janeiro]” who have not committed crimes.
At the beginning of the video, it is possible to see security guards approaching, but Castro is allowed to speak until the end. According to a report from , he was then escorted to the exit. On his Instagram profile, he published a video of the moment he left the event, accompanied by security guards.
There was no comment from panelists about the interruption and the event continued.
Still according to the CNNDaniel Luciano Bressan and Claudiomiro Rosa Soares, 2 other fugitives, were also in the room. They said they registered at the event with their own names.
Castro published a video in which he, Bressan, Soares and a third man, identified as “From São Paulo”protest in front of , where the Forum is held, promoted by the (Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development and Research), by Gilmar Mendes.
They put up banners that read: “SOS Mercy”, “SOS Donald Trump”, “We are persecuted Brazilians”. In the video, Castro states that they are suffering political persecution from Moraes.
He also published a selfie with Gilmar, reaffirming that he signed up for the event. “If I were the terrorist they accuse me of, what would I do? (sic.)”he wrote. In the post, Castro justifies his stance during the debate table: “Just to make it clear! I preferred to be polite to be heard. Many said: ‘but I should have said a or b’. At the time it’s very nervous, police, etc. My message was conveyed”.
Castro’s trial is scheduled for this month. He is accused of the crimes of violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, attempted coup d’état, qualified damage through violence and serious threat to property and deterioration of listed property.
Read Castro’s speech in full:
“I haven’t seen my children for 3 years for crimes on the 8th of January that I didn’t commit. I didn’t commit a crime. There’s no evidence. Are we suffering for crimes that many committed? Yes. And those who committed have to pay. But I, Gilmar Mendes, haven’t seen my children for 3 years. You have played the role of judge, of judging in the STF, you have played a good role. But Alexandre de Moraes accuses, accuses others who are here in our midst, from 14 to 17 years, without even having proof that I entered the buildings. So, Mr. Gilmar, thank you. I came here to say this, to take advantage of this moment that you are in Argentina to say that there are good people in the middle of the 8th. [de Janeiro] Yes. And they didn’t commit [crimes]. So, I thank you for listening to me, I thank all of you who are silent, because if they are talking about democracy, this is a true democracy: for me to be able to speak and express myself. So, Mr. Gilmar, thank you very much. I thank you. I am one of the refugees here from Argentina and I thank you for welcoming me and listening to me. Thank you very much”.
