With the written sentence, the excapitan of the 70 -year -old army stayed with little margin to appeal in Brazil and avoid going to prison in the capital, Brasilia. However, Their lawyers work in a presentation to prevent the sentence from being made.
The appeal, the first step of the defense of Jair Bolsonaro
The lawyer team that defends the ex -president considers that the ruling by 4 votes to 1 is an error and questioned the judicial process, which, they claim, was not carried out correctly. Regarding the imposed punishment, they say it was too hard and anticipated that they will appeal the sentence, possibly resorting to international courts.
According to the statement issued by its defenders Celso Viedi and Paulo da Cunha Buenothe judgment of the First Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court is unacceptable.
“The former president’s defense (…) respects the decision (…). However, he cannot stop expressing his deep disagreement and outrage with the terms of the majority decision”, Also expressed. They described the penalties as “Absurdly excessive and disproportionate” And they affirmed: “We will analyze the sentence to present an appeal.”
Of the five supremes that make up the highest judicial court in Brazil, just one pronounced in favor of acquitting the former president of the charges that were charged to him, which include participating in a criminal organization and trying to violate democracy violently.
According to the precedents, those convicted of the STF require that at least two magistrates disagree about the ruling to ask for an appeal that could significantly change the decision. In the case of Bolsonaro, as the vote was four to one, they estimate that they can only request a reduction in the prison term or that the sentence in house arrest serves.
Bolsonaro’s health, the argument for house prison
Currently, the former president is serving house prison. Given his age and health, after having suffered various surgical interventions by the knife attack he suffered in the 2018 presidential campaign, prior to his first and only mandate, his lawyers could argue that he should remain under that condition.
For now, the court could take more than a month to publish its ruling, which would trigger a period of five days for lawyers to present a motion requesting changes in the sentence. The former president will not begin to comply with the Court until the Court dictates final judgment, once the resources have been exhausted.
The prisons where the sentence Jair Bolsonaro could happen
In the event that the STF maintains its decision and makes its conviction, it could be transferred to a Federal Police building to comply with the penalty. They also estimate that it could be sent to a military installation or in a Penitentiary of Brasilia called Papuda. Analysts in Brasilia have suggested that the last option would be the most humiliating, since several politicians turned time for condemnations for corruption.
In any case, the ex -president could benefit from the laws that govern prison sentences in Brazil, since they allow in some cases that the convicted spend hours of the day outside the jail after fulfilling part of their sentence.
Source: Ambito
