The first people prosecuted for a coup plot in Brazil are sentenced to 17 and 14 years in prison

The Supreme Court of Brazil The first two prosecuted for the riot were sentenced this Thursday to 17 and 14 years in prison Bolsonarist from January to Brasiliaaccused of attempted coup d’état after the leftist’s inauguration Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

“He Federal Court of Justiceby majority vote“, decided to condemn”Aécio Lúcio Costa Pereira sentenced to 17 years“said the president of the court, Rosa Weberat the conclusion of the first of two trials against the former president’s followers JairBolsonaro who looted the seats of power in Brasília, dissatisfied with the electoral defeat of the extreme right.

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Later, the high court also sentenced Thiago de Assis Mathar to 14 years in prison for the same crimes as Pereira.

In both cases, the sentences that prevailed were the most severe proposed among the court’s eleven judges.

Pereira, a 51-year-old Brazilian from the state of São Pauloparticipated in the invasion of Congress and was convicted of crimes such as attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état, armed criminal association, qualified damage and deterioration of protected property.

You must also pay an individual fine and compensation for “collective moral and material damages” of 30 million reais (around US$6 million), along with the others convicted of the coup.

On January 8th “It wasn’t a walk in the park. It was a Sunday of devastation, the day of infamy” lamented Weber.

The invasion and looting of the headquarters of Presidencyof Congress and your own Supreme Court It occurred just a week after the inauguration of Lula, who narrowly won the October elections.

“The objective was, through the use of violence, to besiege Brasilia and spread the practice of criminal acts throughout the country” he claimed Christian Zaninone of the judges.

In addition to invading the historic buildings designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyerprotesters broke glass, chairs, tables, valuable works of art and historical furniture.

The reporting judge, Alexandre de Moraeswho proposed the 17-year sentence, said the protesters wanted “convince the Army to join this coup d’état”.

Moraes showed a video of Pereira inside the Senate Chamber celebrating and encouraging the invasion.

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Only two of the judges rejected the accusations of an attempted coup.

“The deposition of the government would have depended on acts that were not within the reach of those people“, argument André Mendonçaone of the judges who defended this position.

Pereira’s lawyers maintained that the defendant was not armed and that he did not commit “no violent acts”.

In the case of Mathar, the other convict, he circulated through the presidential office in Planalto Palace on the day of the destruction, Moraes highlighted and checked security cameras.

“He came to stage a coup, to overthrow the democratically elected government. But he failed and was arrested.”, said the rapporteur.

Mathar’s lawyer assured him that his client wanted “a better country, I didn’t want to come and make noise”.

More than 200 tests

The Public Prosecutor’s Office filed 232 complaints against those allegedly responsible for the most serious crimes, including the first two convicted. A third trial began this Thursday and a fourth will follow.

Bolsonaro, recently declared ineligible for eight years for being uninformed about the electoral system, is being investigated for his alleged role as instigator of the riot.

The former president, who was in U.S at the time of the attacks, he denied any responsibility.

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Before January 8, thousands of his supporters, convinced that he had been a victim of electoral fraud, staged roadblocks and demonstrations in front of military barracks, calling for military intervention.

Members of police leadership Federal DistrictBrasilia region, were arrested last month, accused of “omission” and attempted coup d’état, after investigations revealed a “ideological alignment and purpose” with the protesters.

In addition to reporting the most serious crimes, the Public Prosecutor’s Office analyzes more than a thousand cases that instead of “criminal process” will end in fines and social contributions if agreements are reached.

Source: Elcomercio

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