Last Friday (21), the former president’s defense had asked Moraes that the captain serve his sentence of 27 years and three months at home
Former president Jair Bolsonaro was preventively arrested, this Saturday (22), by order of the Federal Supreme Court. He is superintendent of the Federal Police. The reason for the arrest has not yet been confirmed.
On September 11, by 4 votes to 1, the ministers of condemned the and seven allies for the crimes of armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état, qualified damage due to violence and serious threat and deterioration of listed property.
Most of the defendants were sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Despite the definition of the sentencing time, Bolsonaro and the others will not be arrested immediately. They can still appeal the decision and try to reverse the convictions. Only if any appeals are rejected can the arrests be carried out.
Last Friday (21), the former president’s defense had asked that the captain serve his sentence of 27 years and three months at home. Lawyers argue that he would not be physically fit to be sent to a regular prison, and that this would pose a risk to his life. “The Petitioner’s health situation is already deeply weakened”, says the text. Also, in the same application, the defense warns that it intends to appeal using embargoes infringing the STF on the conviction of the former president.
Convicts
In addition to Bolsonaro, resources were also denied to the former minister and candidate for vice president on the 2022 ticket, Walter Braga Netto; Almir Garnier, former Navy commander; Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice and former Secretary of Security of the Federal District; Augusto Heleno, former minister of the Institutional Security Office (GSI); Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former Minister of Defense and Alexandre Ramagem, former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin).
Mauro Cid, Bolsonaro’s former aide-de-camp, signed a plea bargain during the investigations and did not appeal the conviction. He is already serving his sentence in an open regime and has removed his electronic ankle bracelet.
*This text is being updated
