Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Court (STF), said, during a vote in the trial of the criminal action on attempted coup d’état in the country, on Tuesday (9), that the Lives from former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had robots to spread misinformation.
“It was performed, from a complex financing, production and dissemination system, use of robot numbers, including disclosing this misinformation in a massive way, to really pay attention against the constituted powers,” said the minister, who also cited the use of the so -called “digital militias”.
Moraes made the statements by deepening in the second of the 13 acts, pointed out by the minister, who
The minister has already analyzed and pushed all the preliminary questions presented by the defendants’ defenses. The minister votes on the merits of the criminal action and will decide whether to condemn or acquit Jair Bolsonaro and the other seven defendants.
Who are the defendants of core 1?
In addition to former President Jair Bolsonaro, the crucial core of the coup plan:
- Alexandre Ramagem, Federal Deputy and former President of Abin (Brazilian Intelligence Agency);
- Almir Garnier, squador admiral who commanded the navy in the Bolsonaro government;
- Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice of Bolsonaro;
- Augusto Heleno, former GSI minister (Institutional Security Office) of Bolsonaro;
- Mauro Cid, former Bolsonaro orders of orders;
- Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, General and former Minister of Defense of Bolsonaro; and
- Walter Souza Braga Netto, former Minister of Defense and the Civil House in the Government of Bolsonaro, candidate for vice president in 2022.
Why are the defendants being accused for?
Bolsonaro and other defendants respond in the Supreme Court to five crimes. They are
- Armed criminal organization;
- Attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law;
- Coup d’etat;
- Damage qualified by violence and serious threat;
- Deterioration of listed assets.
The exception is branch. In early May, the House of Representatives approved a request for suspension of the criminal action against the parliamentarian. With this, he responds only to crimes of armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law and coup.
Judgment schedule
This week four dates were reserved for the trial sessions, see:
- September 9, Tuesday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm;
- September 10, Wednesday, 9am to 12pm;
- September 11, Thursday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 7pm; and
- September 12, Friday, 9h to 12h and 14h to 19h.
