Argentine court order Extradition to Five Bolsonaro supporters Convicted in their country Coup attempt to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva January 2023 when he assumed the presidency for the third time. This measure has not yet become final, as it can be appealed before the country’s Supreme Court of Justice.
The decision was made by a federal judge Daniel Ravicas After subjecting the Brazilians to an oral trial Joelton Gusmao de Olvera, Joel Borges Correa, Rodrigo de Freitas Moro, Wellington Firmino and Anna Paula de SouzaThey face prison sentences ranging from 13 to 17 years.
They were convicted in their home country of violent abolition of the democratic state, coup d’état, serious damage, armed criminal gang, and degradation of listed heritage, but they fled to avoid imprisonment and went into hiding in Argentina. These will not be the only fugitive Bolsonaristas in the country, but there will be dozens of others in the same situation but who have not yet been caught.
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The five convicts tried to be declared refugees, but this status has not yet been recognized. This fact has not prevented the judicial process from progressing, which so far has a preliminary decision that can be postponed, upheld or rejected by the CSJN, or even challenged by President Javier Miley.
Bolsonaro also tried to escape to Argentina
in brazil, Jair Bolsonaro He is serving a 22-year prison sentence on charges of attempted coup after failing to renew his term in the 2022 elections. In the last week of November, the former president Try removing the electronic anklet With the aim of escaping, which led to his imprisonment in a prison.
Correspondent to Introductory account in brazil, Eleonora Gusmanreported that supreme court From that country he indicated ” The convict intended to break the anklet electronics for Ensure successful escape“The outside.
The former president planned to take advantage of the confusion that would be generated by the gathering of evangelicals near his home, organized by his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, to infiltrate and flee to a country that would grant him asylum.
In this sense the judge Alexandre de Moraes He pointed out that Bolsonaro’s house “is located 13 kilometers from the southern embassy sector in Brasilia,” where the diplomatic headquarters is located. “This distance can be covered in just 15 minutes by car. It is important to remember that The convict man’s plansDuring the investigation that led to the ruling Flee to ArgentinaHe pointed out.
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