Moraes maintains the arrest of 294 people accused of anti-democratic acts
Those accused who remain in custody face charges of incitement to crime, criminal association, aggravated damage, abolition of the democratic rule of law, and coup d'état.
Brazil Agency - Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), finalized this Wednesday (16) the analysis of requests for freedom from prisoners for the undemocratic acts of January 8th.
According to the final tally released by the minister's office, of the 1,4 people arrested on the day of the attacks, 294 (86 women and 208 men) remain in the prison system of the Federal District. The others were released because they no longer posed a risk to society or the investigations..
The final review of release requests submitted to the Supreme Court concluded this Thursday with the release of 129 more prisoners, who were granted provisional freedom and must comply with the following precautionary measures: use of an electronic ankle bracelet; obligation to report to the court weekly; prohibition from leaving the country, requiring the surrender of their passport to the court; suspension of gun carrying permits for CACs - hunters, shooters and collectors; prohibition from using social media and prohibition from communicating with other investigated individuals.
The defendants who remained in custody are charged with inciting crime, inciting animosity from the Armed Forces against democratic institutions, criminal association, aggravated damage, abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, and coup d'état.
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Since President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected in the second round at the end of October, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, unhappy with the election results, have been calling for a military coup to depose the democratically elected government.
The demonstrations in the last months of 2022 included encampments at various military headquarters across the country and culminated in the invasion and destruction of the headquarters of the Three Branches of Government on January 8 of this year.