Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes authorized the visit of family members of former Minister of Justice Anderson Torres, incarcerated in Papudinha, to the Papuda penitentiary complex, in Brasilia.
Torres has been in prison since November 25, serving a 24-year prison sentence in connection with the coup process.
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Postponing actions related to the putsch attempt, Moraes authorized, this Thursday (12/17), that Torres’ wife, lawyer Flávia Michele Sampaio Torres, as well as his father, João Torres Filho, his sister, Patrícia Gisele Torres, and his friend Gustavo Jangola Cunha, could visit him.
Family visits can take place this Thursday (12/18), starting at 8 a.m., with the wife, and ending at 4 p.m., with the sister. They will all take place separately and will each last two hours. The friend will be able to visit the former minister next Wednesday (24/12), Christmas Eve, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Resignation
Torres was dismissed from the Federal Police (PF) in a decree published Wednesday (12/03) by the Minister of Justice, Ricardo Lewandowski. Besides him, the federal deputy Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ) was excluded from the ranks of the Federal Police (PF).
The orders mention that it is the responsibility of the minister to carry out the act of dismissal, supported by the opinions of the MJSP, the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) and the Attorney General of the Union (AGU). The documents also explain that the act is consistent with a determination by the STF.
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