A decision on the charges this week, would represent extraordinary speed for a court known for a long time for late years in resolving important cases.
He Supreme Court of Brazilthe maximum body of justice, will begin to deliberate on Tuesday to determine if the former president Jair Bolsonaro and several of his closest collaborators They must be tried for alleged coup attempt after their electoral defeat of 2022. Wednesday, the judges are expected to decide if they listen to the charges presented last month against the ex -president by the attorney general Paulo Gonet.
Despite the growing legal challenges, Bolsonaro He continues to affirm his intention to present himself again to the elections. In 2023, a federal electoral court forbade him to hold public office until 2030 for abusing his political power to discredit the Brazilian voting system during the 2022 presidential campaign.
The accusations against the ex -president arise from a police investigation that began two years ago and involves 33 people, including high military commanders. They are charged with the commission of five crimes, including the violent attempt to overthrow the rule of law, conspiracy for a coup d’etat and damage to governmental assets.
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According to the investigators, the group planned to poison President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and eliminate the judge of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, who is in charge of the case.
Jair Bolsonaro’s defense
The lawyers representing the former president have said that they never supported any movement destined to dismantle the rule of democratic law of Brazil or its institutions. Bolsonaro himself has denied any crime and has said that the case has political motivations.
The former president’s lawyers presented a petition so that the case was seen by the plenary of the Supreme Federal Court of 11 judges, including two judges appointed by Bolsonaro. The petition was denied. If he is convicted, the ex -president could face a considerable prison sentence.
The other defendants of the coup attempt
The Court will also analyze this week the accusations against its former Minister of Justice, Anderson Torres, the former Minister of Defense, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, and the former head of Cabinet, Walter Braga Netto, who was also his formula partner in the 2022 elections.
Source: Ambito
