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Last month, the panel unanimously accepted charges against
Bolsonaro and seven close allies over the alleged coup plot
following his loss to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva, and ordered the former right wing leader to stand trial.
When Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet accused Bolsonaro and 33
others of attempting a coup, he divided them into five different
groups, based on their roles and positions in the alleged plot.
Bolsonaro and his closest allies, including running mate Gen.
Braga Netto, were placed in the “core group,” according to the
charges. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court panel reviewed charges
against the second group, which Gonet said held managerial
roles.
The second group includes former presidential foreign affairs
adviser Filipe Martins, retired Gen. Mario Fernandes, former
Federal Highway Police director Silvinei Vasques, former
presidential aide Col. Marcelo Câmara and two federal police
officers, Fernando Oliveira and Marilia Alencar.
These individuals coordinated actions planned by the core group,
Gonet said in the indictment. These included mobilizing police
officers to support the alleged coup, monitoring authorities and
drafting a document intended to justify a state of emergency.
Bolsonaro and his allies have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. The
former president says that he’s being politically persecuted.
Bolsonaro has been hospitalized for more than a week, recovering
from bowel surgery. On Monday, from his hospital bed in
Brasilia, he gave an interview to local television network SBT
and said that his trial wasn't technical, but political.
Under Brazilian law, a coup conviction alone carries a sentence
of up to 12 years, but when combined with the other charges, it
could result in a sentence of decades behind bars. The former
president is expected to stand trial in the next few months at
Brazil’s Supreme Court.
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