Moraes at trial regarding the coup plot: 'lawyers always had numerous accesses to all the evidence' (video)

247 - Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes highlighted this Tuesday (25) that the defenses of the people judged in the investigation of the coup plot had sufficient access to the details of the investigations. Lawyers questioned the competence of the STF and the 1st Panel to judge the accusation. Jair Bolsonaro's defense, for example, wanted the trial in the Court's plenary session, when all ministers vote.

"The lawyers have been involved in the investigations from the very beginning. They have had numerous opportunities to access all the evidence," said the judge, who is the rapporteur for the inquiry at the Supreme Federal Court, during the trial in Brasília (DF). 

The Attorney General's Office has indicted Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others in the investigation into the coup plot. Initially, the Supreme Court will try the former president and 7 other people.See the list at the end of the article.).

Five justices make up the First Panel: Alexandre de Moraes, Luiz Fux, Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin, and Cármen Lúcia. The Second Panel also has five justices, two of whom were appointed by Bolsonaro – André Mendonça and Kassio Nunes Marques. The other three justices are Gilmar Mendes, Dias Toffoli, and Edson Fachin.

The Supreme Court plenary consists of 11 justices – 10 who form the two chambers and the president of the Supreme Court, Luís Roberto Barroso. The chambers exist to expedite proceedings.

This Wednesday (26), Moraes will speak directly about the complaint against Bolsonaro and the other defendants. This Tuesday (25), the minister read the report with the complaint presented by the PGR and heard questions made by the defenses of those involved in the criminal scheme. 

Here is a list of those who are being judged by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in this initial phase:

1. Jair Bolsonaro;
2. General Walter Braga Netto, Army general, former minister and Bolsonaro's running mate in the 2022 elections;
3. General Augusto Heleno, former Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet;
4. Alexandre Ramagem, former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency - Abin;
5. Anderson Torres, former Minister of Justice and former Secretary of Security of the Federal District;
6. Almir Garnier, former Navy commander;
7. Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, Army general and former Minister of Defense;
8. Mauro Cid, whistleblower and former aide to Bolsonaro.