The minister argued that the defense did not present new evidence that challenged the violation of precautionary measures
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), decided this Monday (26) to maintain the preventive detention of Filipe Martins, advisor for international affairs during the government of former president Jair Bolsonaro. In an order, the judge argued that the defense did not present new evidence to challenge the violation of precautionary measures.
On January 2, Moraes decided to convert the . According to the minister, the former advisor used the social network LinkedIn to research third-party profiles.
Before house arrest, Filipe Martins was only serving precautionary measures. The minister after Silvinei Vasques, former director of the Federal Highway Police (PRF), .
In December, Filipe Martins was sentenced to 21 years in prison for crimes related to the coup plot. During the trials of the attempted coup d’état in the First Panel of the STF, the former advisor was part of the so-called “nucleus 2”, the same group as Silvinei Vasques.
According to the criminal action, the six defendants had prepared the “coup draft”, which consisted of a plan to assassinate the head of the Executive, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and minister Alexandre de Moraes. They were also accused of organizing action in the Northeast to try to prevent voters in the region from voting in the 2022 elections.
In a plea bargain, lieutenant colonel Mauro Cid said that Filipe Martins was responsible for presenting the “draft of the coup” to Bolsonaro. The document determined the calling of new elections and the arrest of opponents of the former head of the Executive.
