Defense of the former aide-de-camp claims that restrictions and monitoring for more than 2 years are equivalent to serving prison terms
The minister of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, determined, this Thursday (June 5, 2026), that the PGR (Attorney General’s Office) respond within 5 days on an appeal presented by the defense of Mauro Cid, former assistant to the (PL). Here is the decision (PDF – 119 kB).
The lieutenant colonel’s lawyers approached the Court to challenge a previous decision by the minister who rejected the request to extinguish the sentence of the soldier, convicted of an attempted coup d’état.
In the appeal presented, Mauro Cid’s defense argues that the precautionary measures imposed on him for more than 2 years and 5 months must be considered to reduce the sentence. Among the restrictions cited by lawyers are:
- the use of an ankle bracelet;
- nighttime home collection;
- weekly attendance at the Criminal Execution Court of the Federal District;
- prohibition on moving outside a previously demarcated perimeter, removal from official Army duties;
Lawyers argue that the time the soldier spent isolated and monitored should be discounted to close the case. They also requested that, if necessary, Moraes send the case to be voted on by the other Supreme Court ministers.
