Bolsonaro, along with others Seven defendantsincluding high military controls and former government ministers between 2019 and 2022, was denounced by the Prosecutor’s Office for charges of violent abolition of the democratic state of lawattempted coup d’etat, link with a Armed criminal organizationQualified damage and heritage deterioration. The maximum penalties for these crimes could reach the 40 years in prison.
In this session, the five judges of the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice They will analyze the accusation against what is called the nucleus of the coup conspiracy and cast their votes.
The investigating judge, Alexandre de Moraeswho will be the first to pronounce, will evaluate whether the accusation presents “Sufficient elements for the opening of a criminal action”. Then, the other four magistrates will exhibit their votes.
The complaint against Jair Bolsonaro
The complaint, filed in February by the Prosecutor’s Office, accuses Bolsonaro and others 33 suspects to try to invalidate the results of the 2022 elections, where Lula was winnerin order to stay in power.
The first room of the Supreme, during the last year, dictated severe penalties against several of the almost 500 convicted For the violent assault on the three powers of the State, which occurred on January 8, 2023.
The previous day, two audiences were held that allowed the Case report readingthe presentation of the arguments of the Prosecutor’s Office and the defenses of this first group of defendants.
Bolsonaro imputed Brazil
STF
The attorney general, Paulo Gonethe reiterated that Bolsonaro was the main responsible for orchestration coup plottogether with the former minister and retired general Walter Braga Nettowith the aim of ensuring their permanence in the power “at all costs” after the 2022 elections, which were won by Lula.
Gonet said the attempted coup began to take shape in 2021during Bolsonaro’s presidency, and intensified when Lula recovered her political rights after the cancellation For corruption that same year.
Next, the defenses of the eight defendants presented their arguments, qualifying the complaint as a “inept narrative” full of “conjectures” and “lies”. The lawyers requested the Nullity of the cause Alleging violations of due legal process, such as the lack of access to the original evidence and the fact that the police made records without seeking concrete evidence, among other irregularities. However, the magistrates rejected these allegations.
Subsequently, the resources presented by the defendants, who alleged Regulatory and irregularities grievances during the development of the cause. All resources were dismissed.
The Brazilian Supreme Court rejected Bolsonaro’s defense arguments
During the start of the audience, the First Room of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil unanimously dismissed the arguments presented by the defenses that sought to cancel the accusation of coup attempt against the former president and seven other people.
In detail, Bolsonaro’s defense claimed Curtaining defense due to lack of access to evidence, excess documents and media, Practice of “probative fishing”, and impossibility of dividing the complaint into more than one part. In this way, the former president’s lawyers focused on questioning some points of the process that could cancel the accusation.
However, of Moraes and the other judges, – Flávio Dino, Luiz Fux, Cármen Lúcia and Cristiano Zanin – rejected all the nullities presented. In his release, the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil said the defenses had full access to all the evidence used.
In detail, The magistrate He projected on a panel the occasions when the defenses requested access to the evidence of the file and that access to them was allowed.
The Brazilian Supreme Court rejected Jair Bolsonaro resources
He Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil on Wednesday rejected the resources presented by the defense of former president Jair Bolsonaro to separate Two judges in the cause where he is accused of leading an attempt with a coup d’etat.
Brasil’s Supreme Court opened an investigation against Temer
On March 25 and 26 the First Chamber of the Supreme Court summoned three extraordinary sessions to decide whether he accepts the complaints of coup against Bolsonaro and seven others of the defendants. To do so, they will open a criminal process.
The defense of Bolsonaro accused of partiality the Christian Judges Zanin and Flávio Dino In the case that investigates the attempt of the coup d’etat to prevent Lula Da Silva from assuming the presidency on January 1, 2023.
And this way, The cause against the Brazilian right -wing president progresseswho has been removed his passport to prevent him from based in another country as happened with his son Eduardo, who announced days ago that he would stay in the United States.
The president of the STF, Luiz Roberto Barrosoand, at least, five magistrates rejected this request to Bolsonaro, forming a majority on the eleven members of the court. This makes the decision irreversible.
Source: Ambito
