1970-01-01 02:00:00
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), reports that more than 6 thousand decisions were taken related to the anti-democratic attacks of January 8 throughout 2023. Among the decisions, 255 that authorized search and seizure in more of 400 addresses, 350 breaches of banking and telematic secrecy that led to more than 800 investigations (evidence collection), in addition to decisions on arrests, provisional releases or renewal of arrests (fulfilling the legal requirements that indicate the need to reevaluate preventive detentions ).
The material presents an overview of all the measures immediately adopted since the invasion of the headquarters of the Three Powers, such as the arrest of the public security leadership in the Federal District; the governor’s removal at the request of the Attorney General’s Office (AGU); the total dissolution of camps in front of the barracks and on any public roads; blocking and investigation of the buses used; in addition to blocking profiles and channels on social networks that continued to encourage violent acts.
The data indicates that, on January 8, 243 people were arrested in the act in Praça dos Três Poderes or in the invaded buildings. Between the 8th and 9th of January, another 1,929 people who were in front of the barracks were taken to the National Police Academy, with 775 being released on the same day due to their age, having better children or having comorbidities. Initially, 1,397 people were detained and underwent custody hearings, which involved 72 magistrates from the TJDFT and the Federal Court. After the hearings, Minister Alexandre de Moraes analyzed all cases and 459 prisoners received provisional release through precautions, such as the use of electronic ankle bracelets, home confinement and other measures.
The report shows the month-by-month performance of the minister’s office. Throughout 2023, 81 people were arrested in police operations as a result of Federal Police investigations. Every month, a series of arrests began to be reevaluated or provisional freedoms began to be granted through precautionary measures. In March, for example, the arrest of Marcelo Fernandes Lima was maintained, who stole a replica of the 1988 Constitution from the court’s headquarters building. In the month of June, the arrest of Debora Rodrigues was renewed, arrested in March for having spray-painted the Statue of Justice with the words “Perdeu Mané”.
The data indicates that, in December 2023, 70 people were still imprisoned due to the coup acts, with four people arrested in the month of December itself.
Throughout the period, 1,345 complaints were received presented by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), which accused those directly involved in the acts of vandalism of criminal association, attempt to violently abolish the Democratic Rule of Law; attempted coup d’état; qualified damage to the Union’s assets; and deterioration of listed heritage.
Those who were in front of the barracks were accused of incitement to crime and criminal association. For those who committed less serious crimes, the criminal action was suspended so that the PGR could analyze the exceptional possibility of Criminal Non-Prosecution Agreements (ANPP). By December 2023, 38 agreements had been approved with those accused of less serious crimes (those who were in front of the barracks). In these agreements, the defendants admitted to the crimes and committed to paying fines and taking a course on democracy, for example.
In August, the PGR denounced the leadership of the Military Police of the Federal District for attempting to violently abolish the Democratic Rule of Law; attempted coup d’état; qualified damage to the Union’s assets; deterioration of listed heritage; and violation of duties imposed on them. The complaint, to decide whether or not to open criminal proceedings, must be analyzed by the STF in the second week of February 2024.
Of the criminal cases opened until December 2023, 30 people were tried and sentenced for the most serious crimes to sentences of up to 17 years in prison. Another 29 criminal cases had their trial started in December and the analyzes should be completed after the Judiciary returns to work in February 2024. According to the report, another 146 criminal cases already have a scheduled trial date in 10 virtual sessions that will take place until the month of April 2024.
See the main balance sheet data below:
6,204 decisions made regarding 1/8 in 2023, with 255 search and seizure decisions at 400 addresses and 350 breaches of banking and telematic secrecy resulting in 800 investigations (evidence collection); 243 people detained in the act in Praça dos Três Poderes and 1,929 taken from the barracks to the National Police Academy, of which 775 were released on the same day; 1,397 custody hearings carried out, with analysis of the arrests and criminal examinations, with 459 people granted provisional release and 938 whose arrest was converted into preventive detention; 81 arrests in police operations throughout the year, and, among those initially arrested, those detained later and those convicted by final decision of the STF, 70 remained under investigation in December 2023; 1,345 complaints received by the STF panel; 232 criminal prosecution hearings held, in addition to 719 hearings to collect testimony from prosecution witnesses and 386 from defense witnesses; 30 defendants convicted of the most serious crimes, 29 trials started in December 2023 to conclude in February 2024 and more than 146 criminal cases scheduled for trial until April 2024; Around a thousand criminal actions were suspended – only for less serious crimes, of those accused of inciting a coup in front of the barracks – for analysis of the Non-Criminal Prosecution Agreement, with 38 agreements, in which the defendant acknowledged the crime, were approved.
With information from the Federal Supreme Court.
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