The First Panel of the (Federal Supreme Court) resumes its trials this Tuesday (9) with the analysis of another of the groups denounced by the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) in February.
In sessions scheduled for this and next week, the collegiate analyzes accusations against members of the government () who held strategic positions and, according to the PGR, articulated measures to facilitate a coup d’état.
It is in this nucleus that the Supreme Court judges the issue of the second round of the 2022 elections. Initially, investigations into this issue were carried out separately by the Federal Police, but the PGR decided to add the accusation to the main action regarding the attempted coup.
The trial will also provide a conclusion regarding , former advisor for International Affairs to the Presidency. The trip is marked by contradictory versions and was used by the former president’s defense and allies to contest the process.
The former advisor spent six months in preventive detention ordered by the minister based on elements highlighted by and by the (Attorney General’s Office) and always contested by his defense.
When questioned, the lieutenant colonel, Bolsonaro’s former aide-de-camp, told the Supreme Court that Martins was not on the final list of passengers on the flight that took the former president to the end of 2022.
Martins is accused of having presented the first version of the coup draft. The document contained a series of calls for action. According to the complaint, Bolsonaro asked for edits to the text and then presented the proposal to the heads of the Armed Forces.
The former president stated to the Supreme Court, however, in 2022.
Those accused of the call are (former general director of the Federal Highway Police), (former international advisor to the Presidency), (former member of the Ministry of Justice), (former advisor to the Presidency), (former member of the Ministry of Justice) and (former executive secretary of the General Secretariat of the Presidency).
To date, the court has sentenced 24 defendants. On November 18, the First Panel dismissed the general from all charges due to lack of evidence.
The Prosecutor’s Office maintains that Jair Bolsonaro and his allies.
The charges against them are for five crimes: attempted abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d’état, armed criminal organization, qualified damage and deterioration of listed property. The former president has already been convicted and is serving a prison sentence at the Federal Police.
According to the PGR, among several fronts to attack the electoral system, the Ministry of Justice developed a plan to make it difficult for Lula (PT) voters to reach their polling places in the second round, with the concentration of police raids in cities where the PT member had achieved a more expressive vote in the first round.
Also according to the complaint, the then director of Intelligence at the Ministry of Justice, Marília Alencar, requested the preparation of an intelligence report to detail the places where Lula had obtained the most votes.
The PGR maintains that Silvinei followed the instructions formulated at the Ministry of Justice and directed resources to “illegally prevent Jair Bolsonaro from losing power.”
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 showing 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.
A draft decree was also found with Mario Fernandes to be published shortly after the intended coup d’état, defining a military crisis cabinet that would command the country while new elections were awaited.
The retired general even sent a letter in support of the coup to the Army commander at the time, General Freire Gomes. The head of the Force considered arresting him and reportedly retreated after considering that any harsh action against the reservist could precipitate a reaction from Bolsonaro.
Former advisor Marcelo Câmara monitored Alexandre de Moraes’ location after Lula’s election. He argues that he did so through open sources, such as public calendars, after Bolsonaro suspected that Vice President Hamilton Mourão was secretly meeting the Supreme Court minister.
This Tuesday (9), the PGR and then the defenses of the accused will speak out in the process. The trial is expected to conclude next week, before the Judiciary’s year-end recess.
