The Army authorized the early retirement of the lieutenant colonel, former assistant, convicted of the coup plot by the (Supreme Federal Court).
The soldier, who was a whistleblower in the process that led to the former president’s arrest, will leave service as of January 31 and join the reserves.
Cid submitted a formal request in August to go to the reserve before completing the minimum service time. At the time, the Force created a commission to analyze the soldier’s documentation before making a decision.
The information was initially given.
The request is known as compulsory quota — a mechanism by which a soldier can join the Army reserve and receive an amount proportional to his time of service.
Cid is 29 years old and has served for the Army for 11 months and, in September, he was sentenced to two years of open prison, as a result of the plea bargain agreement signed with the Federal Police. He would have the right to leave active service, with full benefits, only after 31 years of work. In practice, however, a salary reduction in the reserve would be small.
The Army suggested to Cid that he go to the reserve in 2023, through the compulsory quota, according to three generals interviewed by the report. The argument was that the military could focus its efforts on its defense as investigations into the coup plot progressed.
The lieutenant colonel denied the suggestion at the time. He believed it was possible to reverse the scenario, still confident that he would not even be denounced for the attempted coup d’état. The assessment of Cid’s allies is that the situation ended up becoming unsustainable, and the best path was to leave the Army.
Cid’s reservation request was announced by his lawyer Jair Alves Pereira during oral arguments in the First Panel of the STF.
