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In the extensive and powerful 884-page report prepared by the Federal Police, it is concluded that the former President Jair Bolsonaro worked as the leader of a criminal group that planned to hold a Coup d’état in power after losing the elections in October. 2022. And not only that, investigators also found that this plan included the assassination of the winning candidate, Lula da Silva, his vice president Geraldo Alckmin and the Minister of Supreme Federal Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes.

In one of its parts, the document says that “the evidence obtained during the investigation clearly shows that the President of the Republic at the time, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, was planning, was working and had direct and effective control over the operational activities carried out by the criminal organisation. his aim was to consolidate the Coup d’état and Abolish the Democratic Rule of Law.

For this reason, the Federal Police wants Bolsonaro and 36 other people to be prosecuted mainly for these three crimes: The intention to make a Coup d’état; the violent suppression of democratic rule of law and the creation of a criminal organization. According to the investigations carried out and extensive evidence, the Coup would not have been carried out because of “circumstances beyond the control of the former president” and his associates.

The first of them is that they did not have the support of the Commander and the leadership of the army, or from the Commander and the first echelon of the Air Force. The only commander who was willing to participate in this plot was Admiral Almir Garnier of the Navy, who sent his troops to the hands of the president and, as the interception talks showing, whose arsenal and Navy tanks were “ready” for action. if President Bolsonaro asks for it. For this reason, Garnier is among the list of 37 people named as suspects in the Coup attempt.

In another section of the document, the leadership role taken by the former president in the conspiracy can be seen: “The abundant evidence collected indicates that the group that was investigation, led by Bolsonaro, the false statement of vulnerability and fraud. in the electronic voting system from 2019, with the aim of instilling the false reality of electoral fraud in the people. “

It is precisely for this reason that the former president was tried and convicted in the STF last June on charges of abuse of political power and misuse of the media, when using the resources of the State he called a meeting of all the ambassadors in Europe. Alvorada Palace to delegitimize Brazil’s electoral system. In that trial, the former president was declared guilty and invalid for eight years.

It is important to clarify that the definition of a criminal organization is due to the fact that there are several cores of action that aim to implement the Coup successfully. These six groups would be as follows: 1) Nucleus of disinformation and attacks on the electoral system whose task was to spread fake news and create an environment that would be conducive to the Cup; 2) Nucleus responsible for inciting and securing the military’s involvement in coup actions; 3) A legal nucleus to legally support the Coup; 4) Operational support base, intended to design and implement measures to house activists in barracks, organize movements and direct logistics and financing; 5) A parallel base dedicated to gathering information and tracking the steps of Alexandre de Moraes and other authorities; and 6) A nucleus of senior officers to influence and encourage support from other branches of the Armed Forces.

The Plan to kill Lula, Alckmin and Moraes (so-called Yellow Green Dagger), prepared by former General Mario Fernandes (currently in prison) which was printed inside the government headquarters itself (Planalto Palace) and presented to the former president for unequivocal approval. Copies have already been widely distributed by the media. This plan involved hiring six assassins, where six new cell phones purchased with false identities had to be delivered. The PF later found out that six soldiers had bought new cell phones and used them to monitor Minister Moraes and his family to determine the best time to abduct him. and then proceed to murder him.

The police suspect that this assassination was not completed, because it depended on the order that Bolsonaro would sign to declare a State of Siege and give legal support to the Armed Forces to implement it to stay on streets and the main centers of the country. The coup summary was presented a couple of days earlier by Bolsonaro to the three Chiefs of the Armed Forces, who, as we now know, did not unanimously support the coup attempt .

With all the evidence, both Bolsonaro and his henchmen insist that they did not know about this sharp plan and that the accusations against the former head are not -sitting means nothing more than political persecution that came from his enemies. This reminds me of a scene from the movie “The Good Companions,” in which an experienced assassin teaches a young recruit the two golden rules of the mafia: Never, but never recognize a crime and the tell him a comparison.

Bolsonaro and most of his unconditional followers have strictly followed this rule, although some of them – such as Mauro Cid – have taken advantage of the offer of refusal with a reward to reduce their sentences , all of which are currently under summary secrecy. That is to say, more details are still missing from this frustrated plan and all the elements that contributed to this illegal and illegitimate project to stay in power.

The work done by the Federal Police is so complete, so thorough and so comprehensive that disqualification of the set of arguments and evidence contained in its 900 pages seems almost impossible. like This makes one think that Bolsonaro will hardly be approved due to the weight of the information contained in the aforementioned record.

But, as we say in the head, what is needed for Bolsonaro to be convicted and imprisoned? What are the steps to follow? Currently, the PF document is in the hands of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), which must analyze the allegations and decide whether to file a complaint with the Supreme Federal Court, whether against some of the 37 suspects or all of them. if you request new proceedings or dismiss the process for lack of evidence. Once the PGR has made the complaint, the ministers of the STF must decide if they accept it and if it is positive, the accused will be a prisoner and he will start responding to the process criminal Only when a final sentence is handed down and there is no appeal possible in Justice, can the defendants be considered guilty.

The prediction from experts is that this whole process can last a long time, which is why a final sentence can drag on for ten years. Despite all the information gathered that incriminates the coup plotters, many procedural levels can make it difficult to punish and imprison those involved: unlimited expert reports , hundreds of witnesses, calls, arbitration hearings, various proceedings, appeals, etc. A disturbing situation. Unless the people move to speed up the slow rites of passage used by the judicial system, Bolsonaro and the rest of the terrorists are likely to remain free for an indefinite period of time, to continue their conspiracy the face of Brazilian democracy.

Fernando de la Cuadra