The Prosecutor’s Office demanded severe sentences against the former president and seven other defendants. The ex -president did not attend and his defense is expected in the second session.
The Supreme Court of Brazil The trial against Jair Bolsonaro and others Seven councilors of coupand the Prosecutor’s Office requested everyone’s conviction. The former president, in house prison, He did not attend the first day And he followed the audience from his home in Brasilia, where he showed his thumb up to the media.
The inaugural process was dedicated to reading the case report, the Exhibition of the Attorney General and the first allegations of the defenses. Among them the Background of the plot and coup actions who led Bolsonaro to be accused of trying to establish a “emergency”.
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Summary of the First Day: Request for condemnation and absences
Instructor Judge Alexandre de Moraes highlighted the transparency of the process and rejected the sanctions imposed by the United States to Brazilian magistrates. “These tentatives of obstruction will not affect the impartiality and independence of the judges of this court”he said, remembering that the plot sought “Install a state of exception and a true dictatorship” after Bolsonaro’s defeat in 2022.
Prosecutor Paulo Gonet explained that Bolsonaro led the conspiracy and carried out “Multiple actions” to prevent Lula’s investiture and stay in power. According to Gonet, the plan included attacks on institutions since 2021, with the culmination in the assault of January 8, 2023 to the Headquarters of the Presidency, the Congress and the Supreme.
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The Public Ministry added that the conspiracy I contemplated “thorough” The murder of Lulaof the vice president Geraldo Alckmin and the judge of Moraes. “Everyone contributed to the consummation of the authoritarian power project,” Gonet said, and remarked that The evidence presented It is enough to request the conviction of the eight defendantsincluding former ministers and military bosses.
Bolsonaro, that He declared himself innocenthe alleged health problems to Do not attend the first dayalthough he was seen greeting the media from his home.
What is expected on the second day
The trial will continue This Wednesday with the remaining defensesincluding Bolsonaro’s. The sentence phase will begin September 9with the vote of the investigating judge and the debate with the other four magistrates, who reserved sessions for the days September 10 and 12.
Source: Ambito
