The defenses of COMPOSITED BY allies of the former president (PL) who held strategic positions denied, this Tuesday (9), their participation in irregularities during the second round of the 2022 elections and after the defeat to Lula (PT) in the election.
They spoke to the First Panel of the (Supreme Federal Court) after , , which reiterated the request for conviction of the core defendants.
The main defendants in the proceedings are the former director general of the Federal Highway Police, and the former advisor for International Affairs to the Presidency. In addition to them, three other defendants are tried in the case.
attended this Tuesday’s trial session in person. When speaking to the magistrates, his lawyer, Jeffrey Chiquini, attributed responsibility for the attempted coup d’état to the lieutenant colonel. It also said he controlled the narrative of the accusations.
Cid, who was Bolsonaro’s assistant and made a plea bargain that helped support the accusation against the defendants in the cases.
“Filipe Martins was arrested for a trip he didn’t take — because of Mauro Cid —, he was denounced for a draft that doesn’t exist — because of Mauro Cid — and he will be tried for meetings he didn’t participate in — because of Mauro Cid”, said the lawyer.
Martins, who was Bolsonaro’s international advisor, was arrested in early 2024 after the PF identified that his name was on the list of passengers who would board the presidential delegation to the USA. The document was found in Mauro Cid’s media.
On July 14, 2025, however, Cid told the Supreme Court that Martins was not on the final list of passengers on the flight that took Jair Bolsonaro to the United States after the former president lost the elections.
According to Gonet, Martins “contributed to the drafting of the decree that would break with the country’s democratic structures”, the so-called “coup draft”.
“He also participated in the presentation of the document to representatives of the Armed Forces, with the aim of gathering military support for the intended institutional overthrow.”
Chiquini said that “condemning Filipe Martins is condemning the word of Mauro Cid, who has no credibility”. “Mauro Cid created the coup draft, the draft is his, he wrote the draft of the coup and he presented the draft of the coup to the commanders”, stated the lawyer.
The nucleus judged by the Supreme Court also deals with the issue of the second round of the 2022 elections. Initially, investigations on this topic were carried out separately by the Federal, but the Federal Government decided that it should join the main action on the attempted coup.
The defense of (former member of the Ministry of Justice) also denied the accusations against his client. Oliveira held a position in the ministry when the body was commanded by Anderson Torres, who was convicted in the main core of the coup plot.
His lawyer, Guilherme de Mattos Fontes, stated that Oliveira did not have a hierarchical position to interfere in the actions of the Federal Highway Police during the second round of elections and that there is no proof of a link between him and former director Silvinei Vasques.
The defenses of Fernandes, Marcelo Costa Câmara (former advisor to the Presidency) and Marília Ferreira (former member of the Ministry of Justice) will still be expressed.
Of the group, reserve general Mário Fernandes has one of the most complicated situations in the Supreme Court.
The Federal Police found with the military officer documents with Lula and vice Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), with the use of military weapons or poisoning at a public event, in addition to Moraes.
During interrogation at the STF, the general stated that the file “Green and Yellow Dagger”, found on his computer, was never shared with anyone.
Fernandes was asked if he confirmed the existence of the document and responded positively, but argued that it was an analysis of the country’s current situation.
The defendants, Gonet said in his statement, “were responsible for managing the criminal organization’s main initiatives.”
“The decisive contribution they made to the characterization of the crimes reported is evident, drawing on their relevant professional positions and strategic knowledge,” he stated.
