The Argentine judicial system ordered the extradition of five Bolsonaro supporters who were convicted in Brazil of attempting a coup against Lula da Silva in 2023, and who fled and took refuge in Argentina.
The decision was made by a federal judge Daniel Ravicasfollowing the extradition trial of people convicted by the Supreme Court of Justice of Brazil and who were detained when they sought to hide in Argentina.
The trial, which took place in the Comodoro Bay Courts, was the result of his participation in the coup attempt that took place in Brasilia in January 2023, after the victory of current President Lula da Silva in the elections.
The ruling can be appealed directly to the court Supreme Court of the Nation.
The decision was reached by Judge Ravikas Joelton Gusmão de Olvera, Joel Borges Correa, Rodrigo de Freitas Moro, Wellington Firmino and Ana Paula de Souza.
The detainees were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 13 to 17 years.
All of them began the asylum process in Argentina at the time, which was not resolved. This does not prevent the judicial process from continuing until it is completed.
The issue has political dimensions, as the extradition of criminals is a decision of the judiciary, but granting them political refugee status is a decision of the government, which prevents their extradition.
Security forces arrested five of Bolsonaro’s 61 supporters on an arrest warrant.
The Brazilian court considered that Bolsonaro heads a “criminal organization” and that the former president promoted the movements even in the barracks, in addition to an attempt to attack the palaces of the three powers in Brasilia.
Prosecutor Carlos Revolo He opposed granting freedom to Borges Correa and Guzmán de Oliveira, Ravicas agreed with him and now the decision has been confirmed by the Court of Cassation.
Borges Koreawas sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment for crimes of violent abolition of the democratic rule of law; coup; Serious damage and an armed criminal gang.
Gusman de Oliveira He was sentenced to a longer prison term, 17 years, for violent abolition of a democratic state, coup d’état, serious damage, armed criminal groups, and degradation of listed heritage.
The ruling was issued by Brazilian court judge Alexander de Moraes.