The majority in the Supreme Court of Brazil accepts the coup d’etat accusation against former president Bolsonaro.
The majority of a panel of judges of the Federal Supreme Court accepted the charges against the former president for an alleged attempt to remain in office after its electoral defeat in 2022.
Three judges voted in favor of prosecuting Bolsonaro, marking a majority. The result will be official after the five judges cast their votes.
Last month, Brazil’s Attorney General accused Bolsonaro and another 33 people to try a coup d’etat that included a plan for poison his successor and current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and kill a judge of the Supreme Federal Court.
The extreme right politician He has repeatedly denied having acted badly.
The coup d’etat charges alone They carry a penalty of up to 12 years. Together with other crimes that are accused, Bolsonaro could be sentenced to 40 years in prison if he is convicted.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes, instructor of the case in the Supreme Court of Brazil against Bolsonaro and enemy jury of the former president, was the first to vote in favor of opening a criminal trial, and a second judge accompanied him in the vote.
De Moraes considered that There is “materiality” and “reasonable indications” In the accusation presented by the Prosecutor’s Office, pointing to Bolsonaro as leader of the coup plot, and said the complaint detailed the participation of the former head of state in the acts cited.
The judge was the first of the five magistrates of the Supreme First Chamber to vote against the ex -president and Other seven accused by the Prosecutor’s Office -Dinded the nucleus of the coup conspiracy- in which High -ranking military and former government ministers are listed of the ultra-rightist (2019-2022).
The magistrate Flávio Dinosecond to take the floor in the session, he accompanied the vote of the instructor and requested the opening of the criminal trial.
All the defendants were denounced for violent abolition of the democratic state of law, attempted coup, involvement in armed criminal organization, qualified damage and deterioration of heritage.
During his speech, the instructor magistrate considered that the complaints against the eight defendants proceed and are well supported, so he voted for the opening of a criminal trial against them.
When arguing his position at the hearing, the investigating judge recognized the leadership of the former head of state in the alleged coup plot and said that the facts were described “in a detailed manner” and “satisfactory” by the Prosecutor’s Office.
“We had An attempt with a violent coup d’etat (…) Wild violence, with a petition for military intervention for a coup d’etat, “said De Moraes by arguing his vote at the audience in which he decides if a trial against Bolsonaro opens.
The judge said that “the criminal organization followed all the necessary steps to overthrow the legitimately elected government “ in an objective that “did not specify” for “the resistance of the Army and Air Force commanders the exception measures.”
De Moraes said the conspiracy It started in 2021 and recalled the strategy that the ex -president used that year “Disseminate false news about the Brazilian electoral system.”
The complaint, filed in February by the Prosecutor’s Office, accused Bolsonaro and another 33 suspected of trying to cancel the results of the 2022 elections in Las Lula came victorious and staying in power.
According to the accusation, the conspiracy led to The violent invasion of the Supreme headquarters, the Congress and the Presidency a few days after the inauguration of Lula.
The local newspaper O Globo reported that Bolsonaro would not be present in the Supreme Court Wednesday, unlike the previous day.
On Tuesday morning at the Brasilia airport, Bolsonaro spoke with journalists and He denied the accusations again.
“I’m fine. I always expect justice. Nothing is based on accusations, biased by the Federal Police, ”said the ex -president, referring to the 884 -page report presented at the end of November.