In the Supreme Court, Dino votes in favor of convicting 15 defendants from the January 8th case.
This was the minister's first vote regarding the coup attempts. He sided with the rapporteur, Alexandre de Moraes. The accused were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 14 to 17 years.
By André Richter, reporter for Agência Brasil - Supreme Federal Court (STF) minister Flávio Dino voted this Thursday (29) in favor of the conviction of 15 defendants accused of participating in the coup attempts of January 8, 2023.
This was Dino's first vote on the coup attempts after taking office on the Supreme Court, filling the seat left vacant by Justice Rosa Weber's retirement in October 2023. The Justice took office last week.
Flávio Dino concurred with the vote cast by the rapporteur, Minister Alexandre de Moraes, in favor of convicting the defendants, accused of participating in the financing of the acts that led to the destruction of the Presidential Palace, the National Congress, and the headquarters of the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
Dino set sentences ranging from 14 to 17 years in prison. The defendants are charged with the crimes of criminal association, violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d'état, aggravated damage, and deterioration of listed heritage.
The sentencing time will only be confirmed after the end of the virtual trial, scheduled to conclude at 23:59 PM today. In the virtual format, there is no in-person deliberation, and the justices enter their votes into the Supreme Court's electronic system until the end of the trial. Since the beginning of the trials of those involved in the January 8th incident, the Supreme Court has already convicted approximately 100 individuals under investigation.