In addition to the general, the minister also maintained the pre-trial detention of Lieutenant Colonel Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo, who has proven participation in the attempt to coup
The minister denied on Tuesday (17) the request for release of the reserve general, accused of leading the plan “Green and Yellow Dagger”, intended for the attempt of. Moraes argued that the General’s freedom poses a risk to ongoing investigations, as well as maintaining the guarantee of public order and criminal instruction. The minister stressed that there was no change in the facts justifying the revocation of the pre -trial detention decreed since November 2024.
Mário Fernandes is accused of serious crimes, including armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law and Qualified Damage to Public Heritage. He was a substitute chief of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic in the Bolsonaro government and, according to investigations, acted with other high -patent officers to encourage and structure actions aimed at the coup.
In addition to the general, Moraes also maintained the custody of a defendant linked to the so-called core 3 of the same investigation: Lieutenant Colonel Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo. He has proven participation in the criminal scheme that tried to subvert the democratic order.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
