The minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), gave five days for the defense of the retired general and former minister Augusto Heleno, 78, to present documents on the health status of the soldier and his.
In the order this Saturday (29), Moraes ordered the presentation of the initial exam that would have identified or recorded symptoms of the diagnosis in 2018, in addition to reports, exams, medical, neuropsychological and psychiatric evaluations produced since that year, including medical records, evolution reports, prescriptions and related documents that prove the allegations.
The minister also requested documents proving consultations and the doctors who monitored the evolution of the disease throughout this period.
“The Defense must also clarify whether, due to the position held between 2019 and 2022, the defendant communicated his diagnosis to the health service of the Presidency of the Republic, the Ministry or any body”, he added.
Heleno was sentenced to 21 years in prison for attempted coup d’état, armed criminal organization, attempted abolition of the democratic rule of law, qualified damage to public property and deterioration of listed property, in the context of the coup plot led by the former president () after the defeat by (PT) in 2022.
He was accused of being one of those responsible for building Bolsonaro’s narrative against the .
Reserve general, him to serve his sentence. last Tuesday (25), who has suffered from Alzheimer’s disease since 2018.
He told doctors that he “has Alzheimer’s dementia that has been evolving since 2018, with significant recent memory loss, constipation and hypertension, undergoing drug treatment (polypharmacy).”
His defense requested house arrest for Heleno, citing both his advanced age — he is 78 years old — and his state of health.
Last Friday (28), the (Attorney General’s Office) spoke out. The Attorney General of the Republic, defended that the measure be authorized on a humanitarian basis.
Alzheimer’s disease was not brought to light by the military’s defense throughout the course of the coup plot process.
In the order, Moraes also made reference to the fact that Heleno was minister of the (Institutional Security Office) during the period in which he had already received the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.
“However, no document, examination, report, news or proof of the presence of symptoms contemporaneous to the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 was added to the case; including the period in which the defendant held the position of Minister of State of the Institutional Security Cabinet, whose structure encompasses the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) — responsible for information of intelligence sensitive to National Sovereignty—, since all the exams accompanying the medical report were carried out in 2024”, wrote the minister.
In a complementary order, Moraes determined that the medical documents remain confidential, considering the sensitivity of the information about the general’s private life.
