According to the federal police, Jair Bolsonaro was not only aware of the “coup draft” but also suggested making changes to the document.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is one of the targets of the Tempus Veritatis operation, launched by the Federal Police this Thursday (8/2).
The special operation investigates an organization accused of “attempted coup d’état and abolition of the democratic rule of law” in the periods before and after the 2022 presidential elections, in an attempt to ensure the “retention of the then President of the Republic”. Republic (Jair Bolsonaro) in power”.
According to the G1 portal, the former president’s passport was seized, in accordance with a court order, which also stated that he should not maintain contact with other persons under investigation.
But what specifically weighs against Bolsonaro in PF operations?
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Knowledge and changes to the ‘coup project’
The operation was carried out after Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, Bolsonaro’s former aide-de-camp, closed a plea deal with the PF.
Cid is in prison and is under investigation for involvement in the coup attempt and other charges involving the former president and members of his government.
The former aide-de-camp claimed in his statement that Bolsonaro had seen the draft of a decree that would serve to subvert the result of the 2022 presidential elections, in which the former president was defeated by Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) .
According to the PF, the draft was presented to Bolsonaro in November 2022 by Filipe Martins.
The project detailed, according to the police, the alleged interference of the judiciary and ordered the arrest of authorities, including the ministers Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes, of the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), as well as the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD -MG).
The document would also determine the calling of new elections.
According to the CID, Bolsonaro had asked Filipe Martins to modify the project and he accepted the modified conditions, as well as calling a meeting with the commanders of the Armed Forces to present the document to them so that they could join the initiative.
Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied knowledge of a draft with this content.
Moraes’ arrest and Bolsonaro’s consent
“As described, the information gathered revealed that Jair Bolsonaro received a draft decree presented by Filipe Martins and Amauri Feres Saad to carry out a coup d’état, which detailed the alleged interference of the judiciary in the executive power and ultimately decreed the arrest of several authorities, including the ministers of the Federal Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes, as well as the president of the Senate Rodrigo Pacheco, have finally decided to hold new elections”, reads an excerpt from the PF representation at the STF .
Also according to the PF, after receiving the document, Bolsonaro suggested changes.
“Subsequently, at the request of the then president, changes were made, with the decision to arrest minister Alexandre de Moraes and to hold new elections,” the document reads.
The PF also claims that after making the changes, Bolsonaro agreed with the version of the document and called a meeting with military personnel.
“After the presentation of the new modified draft, Jair Bolsonaro reportedly accepted the modified terms and convened a meeting with the commanders of the military forces to present the draft and put pressure on them to join the coup,” says the PF STF .
According to the PF, the project was presented by Bolsonaro to the then commanders of the three military forces (Air Force, Navy and Army) at a meeting on 7 December 2023.
According to an excerpt of the opinion of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGR) based on data collected by the PF, the objective of the meeting would be to put pressure on military commanders to join an alleged coup on the same day, to present them with the possibility of drafting and put pressure on them to join the coup.
This is not the first time that the PF has found evidence of drafts that envisage keeping Bolsonaro in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections. In 2023, the PF found a draft that envisages holding new elections at home former Minister of Justice during the Bolsonaro government, Anderson Torres.
Bolsonaro has since denied knowledge of the document’s existence.
“I was not aware of this document, of this draft. In the forensic investigations they only found the fingerprints of the operation delegate and an agent, of no one else. I have received many documents. So it is obvious that it makes no sense in carrying out a coup with the support of the Constitution,” Bolsonaro said in June 2023.
Source: Terra

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