With the beginning of , generals and former ministers Augusto Heleno (Institutional Security Office) and Paulo Sérgio Nogueira (Defense) were arrested in the Planalto Military Command, the only military command in the area headed by a 3-star general, a lower rank than the two convicted soldiers — both have 4 stars, considered the top of their career in the Army.
Located in the Urban Military Sector, in the central area of Brasília, the unit is led by three-star general João Felipe Dias Alves, who recently assumed the Planalto Military Command.
It is unusual for a soldier to be trapped in an organization commanded by a lower-ranking officer. However, in this case, this option was chosen, according to information, because internally it was considered bad to be imprisoned at the Army Headquarters.
Heleno and Paulo Sérgio are in the General Staff rooms. A small room with a minibar, bed, chair, TV, bookshelf and bathroom. They are attached to the generals’ offices. According to these reports, two officers had to be removed from their offices to make room for the new prisoners.
In addition to them, Admiral Almir Garnier (former Navy commander) was also arrested this Tuesday in a military unit. He will serve his sentence at Estação Rádio da Marinha, in Santa Maria, about 25 km from the center of Brasília.
The site is one of the Maritime Force’s intelligence centers. There is no detailed information about the facilities.
Also convicted in the coup plot process, General Braga Netto had already been serving preventive detention since December 2024 in the Command of the 1st Army Division, in Rio de Janeiro, in Vila Militar. The place has a bed, television, minibar, desk and private bathroom.
Despite also having a military rank, he is serving his sentence at the PF Superintendency of the Federal District. He had already been in preventive detention there since last Saturday (22). The measure was taken after he tried to violate his electronic ankle bracelet.
Former Minister of Justice Anderson Torres is in the so-called “Papudinha”, the 19⁰ Battalion of the DF Military Police, at the entrance to the Papuda Penitentiary Complex. The place, intended for the detention especially of police officers, has bunk beds, private bathrooms and an anteroom with a minibar and a dining table.
Another 2 of the 8 convicts from the central core of the coup plot are free.
Ramagem fled Brazil before the arrest order and is in Miami, with his family.
Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, Bolsonaro’s former aide-de-camp and who collaborated on a prize, received the lowest sentence, 2 years in an open regime. He is prohibited from leaving the country and must report weekly to the Court in DF, among other requirements.
