Minister of the STF granted request from the defense of Mario Fernandes, sentenced to 26 years and 6 months in prison for being part of a group that planned a coup d’état in Brazil
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), authorized Daniela Cabral de Almeida Fernandes, wife of General Mario Fernandes, to pay an intimate visit to her husband at the CMP (Military Command of Planalto). The soldier is serving a sentence of 26 years and 6 months in prison for a conviction related to the attempted coup d’état to keep the former president (PL) in power. The decision was made this Monday morning (March 9, 2026). Here is the full text ( – 155 kB).
The general’s defense submitted a request to the case’s rapporteur at the STF. The Army on February 13 for the intimate visit. The PGR (Attorney General’s Office) took a stance against the request on February 19th.
The minister based the decision on the Criminal Execution Law, which guarantees prisoners the right to receive visits from their spouse, partner, relatives and friends. “The maintenance of stable emotional bonds is an important factor in emotional balance and social reintegration, which is why conjugal visits are understood as an instrument of penitentiary policy aimed at humanizing the execution of sentences and reducing the disruptive effects of incarceration”said Moraes.
The minister also allowed regular visits from Division General Vinícius Ferreira Martinelli to Mario Fernandes.
The condemnation
Fernandes was executive secretary of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic during the government Bolsonaro. He is part of “core 2” of those accused of attempted coup d’état. He was accused by the PGR as the author of the plan known as ““. According to the PF (Federal Police), the document contained outlines for the assassination of the president (PT), vice-president (PSB) and minister Alexandre de Moraes.
O general the authorship of the material, which had been found on their electronic devices. that it was a personal document and that he did not share it with third parties. He has been in preventive detention since November 2024.
