The fourth judge of the Superior Court of the country, Carmen Lúcia, voted in favor of the conviction and the result is three to one on five votes. A magistrate is missing to define the amount of penalty.
The Supreme Court of Brazil determined this Thursday condemn the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonarofor a coup attempt against Lula da Silva in January 2023. Judge Carmen Lúcia, voted in favor of the conviction and the result is three to one on five votes. A magistrate is missing to define the amount of penalty.
In the afternoon, Antunes Rocha Luca Cármen It became the third member of the Court to support the conviction. Before the rapporteur of the cause had already done it, Alexandre de Moraesand the judge Flávio Dinowho also pointed out the responsibility of the ex -president with seven other defendants.
The First Supreme Court Chamber thus formed the majority necessary to consider Bolsonaro guilty for the attempted attemp Thousands of Bolsononistas assaulted the venues of the three powers.
In his vote, Lúcia highlighted the seriousness of the facts and described them as a direct attack on democracy: “On January 8, 2023 it was not a trivial fact, after a Sunday lunch, when people went for a walk.
The last vote of the court will be announced this Friday and will not alter the conviction, but will define the amount of penalty that Bolsonaro must face.
Remains to know Cristiano Zanin’s vote
In contrast, the judge Luiz Fux He pronounced himself for the acquittal of Bolsonaro and questioned the validity of the entire process. In an extensive intervention that lasted for more than ten hours, he argued that the Prosecutor’s Office failed to demonstrate the accusations conclusively and recalled that in a criminal trial the responsibility must be proven “beyond any reasonable doubt.” According to his criteria, the ex -president’s speeches or interviews cannot be treated as if they were “subversive narratives” or as conspiracy evidence.
Fux also raised technical objections: he said Bolsonaro and the other seven defendants They had no prerogative of jurisdiction At the time of the events, which occurred after leaving the presidency, and remarked that the Supreme Court can only judge an ex-president for crimes committed during his mandate, which he was egun- they were not proven.
Although most already guarantees the Bolsonaro condemnationit still remains to know the vote of the president of the First Chamber, Cristiano Zaninwhat will happen this Friday. Then, the judges must discuss the amount of penaltywhich could reach the 40 years in prison.
Source: Ambito
