Defenses of the defendants of the central core of the coup plot bet on distancing their clients from () and weakening the award-winning denunciation of the former assistant of orders during the first week of judgment in the (Federal Supreme Court).
The STF minister, rapporteur of the case, said at the beginning of the first session there was no possibility of confusing pacification with cowardice and that the Supreme does not bow to pressures and threats.
Attorney General Paulo Gonet called January 8 “heyday of violence” and called for the defendants’ conviction for the five crimes listed in the complaint.
The votes start on Monday (9). Moraes will open the round, followed by Flávio Dino, Luiz Fux, Cármen Lúcia and Cristiano Zanin. Three votes are required for conviction or acquittal in each crime.
Mauro Cid
First to speak, the defense of Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid in his denunciation and said that, without collaboration, relevant facts such as Bolsonaro’s meeting with Armed Forces commanders would not be known.
Defender Cezar Bitencourt pointed out that there are no messages by Cid by encouraging attacks on democracy. For him, the accusation confuses the military’s functional subordination to Bolsonaro with criminal participation.
Alexandre Ramagem
The defense of the deputy that the Supreme Court does not consider information in the case of the so -called “parallel abin”. Lawyer Paulo Cintra Pinto said he made her “serious error” when playing agency records. Ramage denies having used ABIN to attack the ballot box or structure clandestine network.
The lawyer also asked the Supreme Court to broaden the understanding of the decision of the House of Representatives that suspended part of the processing of the criminal action against the parliamentarian. The court upheld, in May, the suspension for two crimes, and the defense now wants the decision to be extended to the crime of criminal organization.
Almir Garnier
The defense of former Navy Commander Almir Garnier. Lawyer Demosthenes Torres stated that one could not criminalize the dissense and denied the military adhesion to scammer plans, saying that he was silent in meetings in Alvorada.
Torres also claimed that even if there were conspiracy, those involved gave up. He cited as an example the episode in which Rodrigo Janot in 2019, without punishment.
The defense of the former Justice Minister with the accusation of fraud in passages to the US. Lawyer Eumar Novacki said he proved that the trip had been scheduled for months, as a family vacation.
The lawyers also minimized the coup draft found in their home, treating it as a worthless document, and stated that Torres did not make legal counseling to Bolsonaro or his allies on this topic.
Augusto Heleno
The defense of the stated that he after the affiliation of the then president to the PL. To reinforce, he showed annotation in which Heleno recommended that Bolsonaro was vaccinated against Covid.
Lawyer Matheus Milanez criticized Alexandre de Moraes for alleged inquisitive stance and for violating the right to silence of the general during interrogations.
Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro’s defense linking the former president on January 8 or to plans such as the “green and yellow dagger”. Lawyer Celso Vilardi stated that he was “dredged” to the process from the seizure of his cell phone and the award -winning collaboration of CID.
Vilardi also attacked the denunciation, calling it addict and without corroboration. He argued that preparatory acts do not configure coup execution and that it is unreasonable to ask for 30 -year penalties based on fragile evidence.
The defense of the former defense minister said he of scammer measures and was the target of attacks for it, which would prove that he was not part of conspiracies.
Lawyer Andrew Fernandes stated that Nogueira sought to maintain the cohesion of and acted institutionally.
Walter Braga Netto
The general’s defense focused on, pointing to contradictions, evidence of coercion and absence of corroboration evidence.
Lawyer José Luis de Oliveira Lima denied that Braga Netto financed violent acts and said there are no documents or messages that attach him to murder or monitoring plans.
