Six groups were responsible for making the coup d'état a reality
Published on 02/08/2024 - 15:00 By Felipe Pontes - Brasília
In the decision authorizing operation Tempus Veritatis, launched Thursday (Feb. 8) by the Federal Police, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes highlights an excerpt from a police report according to which former President Jair Bolsonaro received a draft decree from a direct adviser to carry out a coup détat.
Elsewhere, the report, cited directly by Justice Moraes, points to meetings with high-ranking members of the military, both active and retired, regarding operational aspects of the coup. The police also mention assemblies at the Alvorada Palace, the presidential residence, attended by Bolsonaro, which included discussions about the military's adherence to the plot for a coup d'état.
The federal investigators have identified a total of six groups active in the attempted putsch and the attack on the democratic rule of law, each with its own goal: disinformation and attacks on the electoral system; incitement to a coup among the military; legal action; operational support; parallel intelligence; and high-ranking officers who legitimized the efforts.
Warranties
On Thursday, the Federal Police served a total of 48 warrants, four of them for arrest. Among those investigated are former Institutional Security Cabinet head General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira, former Chief of Staff General Walter Souza Braga Netto, and former Defense Minister General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira.
Also targeted in the operation were former Justice and Public Security Minister Anderson Torres and former Special Adviser to the President for International Affairs Filipe Martins, who was arrested during a raid in Paraná state. Another target is the president of the Liberal Party, Valdemar Costa Neto. A search and seizure order was carried out at the party's headquarters in Brasília.
All the measures authorized by Justice Moraes were endorsed by Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, who stated that the people involved, as reported by the police, aimed in practice to reverse the result of the 2022 presidential elections in order to prevent the elected candidate from taking office, thus keeping former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro in power.
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