Determination comes from Minister Alexandre de Moraes; 1st Panel of the STF sentenced Martins in December to 21 years in prison
The PF (Federal Police) arrested former presidential advisor Filipe Martins this Friday (2 January 2026). He was at his home, in Ponta Grossa (PR). He was taken to a city prison. The order for the arrest was given by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
Moraes stated that Filipe Martins “failed to comply the precautionary measures imposed, when he used his social networks, even though he knew he was prohibited from using it”. For the magistrate, the “the circumstances alone show the defendant’s contempt for the measures imposed and for the legal system itself, as he does not respect the rules and does not comply with court decisions”. Read the order (PDF – 154 kB).
On Tuesday (Dec 30, 2025), Moraes ordered Martins’ defense to use the social network LinkedIn at risk of preventive detention. One of the measures imposed on the former advisor was the ban on the use of his own or third-party social networks. Martins’ defense on Wednesday (Dec 31) that he never used the platform.
The former advisor to the former president (PL) had been under house arrest since December 27, 2025, after the former director of the PRF (Federal Highway Police).
In the decision on house arrest, Moraes cited the risk of evasion of those under investigation linked to the attempted coup d’état and mentioned the case of the former director of Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency) Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ), convicted by the STF and .
Filipe Martins was sentenced to 21 years in prison for participating in the attempted coup d’état. He has not yet served his final sentence because appeals against the sentence have not been exhausted.
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NO INTERVIEWS
Alexandre de Moraes Filipe Martins of give interview to the Poder360 “in order to avoid the risk of turmoil at this procedural moment”. The judge did not elaborate on what he understands to be a “risk of riot”. Read the of the July 2025 decision (PDF – 145 kB).
The request of the Poder360 it was filed with the STF on March 12, 2025. In the application, this digital newspaper claimed that carrying out the interview is not irreconcilable with due respect for the precautionary measures imposed (read below what they are) and says there is a public interest.
O Poder360 also stated that authorization to carry out the interview is a “an essential measure to meet the undeniable public interest involved and based on freedom of the press and information, whilst also safeguarding equal treatment between defendants”. Moraes did not respond to this argument presented, about there being a need to “equal treatment between defendants”.
“It is necessary to differentiate between the journalistic activity to be carried out by a professional and competent press vehicle when publishing an interview of clear public interest and any communication between the investigated party and third parties that qualifies as a violation of the current precautionary measure. […] It is clear that the person being investigated must be aware of all their obligations before this STF and in view of the ongoing investigation. He must, therefore, when granting the interview, respect all the terms of all precautions imposed. And if he doesn’t, he must certainly be held accountable. […] However, depriving it of any and all manifestations –of undeniable public interest, it is emphasized– does not seem like the right option to us. It represents the imposition of a silence that can be classified as prior censorship – a censorship that the Federal Supreme Court has repudiated so many times throughout history”argued the Poder360 in the request that was rejected by Moraes.
This digital newspaper appealed to the 1st Panel. The action is still awaiting judgment.
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