Former Minister of Justice and former Public Security Secretary of the Federal District, Anderson Torres, said he uses medications for psychotherapy. The statement was made during a custody hearing held on Wednesday (11/26).
Sentenced to 24 years in prison for the attempted coup, Torres was arrested on Tuesday (25/11).
He reported the use of venlafaxine hydrochloride, olanzapine hydrochloride, and Rivotril. All three medications are commonly used to treat mental disorders that include depression, anxiety, and changes in thinking or mood.
Torres, a former delegate of the Federal Police (PF), is serving his sentence in the 19th Military Police Battalion in the Federal District, known as Babodina.
Torres had asked the Federal Supreme Court (STF) to carry out the possible sentence in the Federal Police Supervision Authority (PF), in Brasilia, or in the Operational Aviation Battalion (Bavop) of the Federal Police.
The defense stated in the petition that Torres had been suffering from depression since his arrest, in January 2023, and had been constantly using psychiatric medications. According to the lawyers, the psychological state of the former minister makes his imprisonment in a joint prison “incompatible,” because of the danger it poses to his physical and mental safety.
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The first panel of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) sentenced Anderson Torres to 24 years in prison for the attempted coup. Of the total, there are 21 years and six months in prison and two years and six months in detention.
He was accused of exploiting his position to “distort” the truth of the 2022 presidential elections. According to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, on October 30 of that year, the Ministry of Justice, coordinated by Torres, organized an operation in which the Federal Highway Police (PRF) prevented or impeded voters’ access to the ballot boxes.
The conviction also took into account Torres’ actions during the coup on January 8, 2023. At that time, he was Secretary of Public Security for the Federal District and left the country two days before the attacks, even after intelligence warnings of the danger of an invasion of the headquarters of the three powers.
The ministers also considered the draft coup decree found at Torres’ residence an element that enhances the context of expression to question the outcome of the elections. The document stated illegal interference in the electoral tribunal and was assessed as evidence of intent to subvert the democratic process.