Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Morais Voted on Friday (28) to convict five of the seven members of the former Commander of the Military Police of the Federal District (PM-DF) accused of negligence in the coup acts of January 8, 2023.
The trial will take place in the virtual plenary session of the first body of the court and will continue until December 5. Ministers still have to vote Cristiano Zanin, Flavio Dino and Carmen Lucia. In this method, only the group casts votes and there is no public discussion.
Moraes voted to convict 16 years imprisonment and 100 days fine Former Commander-in-Chief of the Military Police of the Federal District Fabio Augusto Vieira; Former Deputy Commander-in-Chief Klepter Rosa Gonsalves; And the colonel of the Popular Defense Forces Jorge Eduardo Barreto Naime; Paulo José Ferreira de Souza Bezerra (Colonel in the Popular Defense Forces); and Marcelo Casemiro Vasconcelos.
But the minister voted to acquit the PDF major Flavio Silvestre de AlencarDue to the lack of sufficient evidence to convict him. He also voted to acquit a PDF lieutenant Rafael Pereira Martinez Knowing that he did not commit an indirect or final crime.
The group is accused of being aware of the escalation of anti-democracy demonstrations after the second round of the 2022 elections, and put into effect a “overlooked” plan that would have enabled the violence to occur on January 8.
In closing arguments, the Attorney General’s Office said (PGR) called for the conviction of all for the crimes of attempted coup, violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, qualified damages and deterioration of listed property.
According to the Attorney General of the Republic. Paolo JeunetThe former Prime Minister’s leadership spread “fake news” about the polls on the eve of the 2022 elections and especially after the elections. The group would also have sided with those calling for armed forces to intervene in Brazil.