Report from the parliamentary commission investigating Bolsonaro says that the former president committed crimes of criminal association, political violence, violent abolition of the democratic State and coup d’état.
The parliamentary commission investigating the attacks perpetrated on January 8 in Brasilia accused, this Tuesday, in its final report, the former president Jair Bolsonaro for having encouraged supporters who attacked the headquarters of the three powers.
The report concluded that the former President committed the crimes of criminal association, political violence, violent abolition of the Democratic State of Law and coup d’état.
Bolsonaro “never demonstrates sympathy for democratic principles” and “from the first day of government he attacked the institutions of the State,” he said while presenting the text to Senator Eliziane Gama, rapporteur of this parliamentary investigation, whose conclusions will also be submitted to a vote in a session marked for Wednesday.
“The investigations carried out here, the statements collected, the documents received, allowed us to reach a name in evidence and several conclusions. The name is Jair Messias Bolsonaro. As will be seen in the following pages, the “Brazilian democracy was attacked, the masses were manipulated with hate speech”highlights the report presented by the senator.
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalized the Brasilia headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court, the Congress and the Planalto Palace, seat of the presidency, on January 8, forcing police intervention to restore the order and provoked condemnation from the international community and several investigations in the country.
In addition to Bolsonaro, the report prepared by members of the Brazilian Congress called for the prosecution of another 60 people, including civilians, police and military personnel, among them the former commanders of the Navy, Almir Garnier Santos, and of the Army, Marco Antônio. Freire Gomez.
Among these people are also former collaborators of Bolsonaro who held executive positions such as General Augusto Heleno, head of the Institutional Security Office (GSI), General Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of Defense, General Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira, who was prime minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, minister of the Government Secretariat and chief minister of the Civil House.
The report highlighted the actions of soldiers of the Armed Forces and Military Police of the Federal District for the alleged misconduct who facilitated the invasions of public buildings.
In the document, the rapporteur points out that the “omission of military personnel in the face of the coup movements led to the attacks of January 8.” In total, 29 soldiers from the Military Forces and Police of the Federal District were charged.
Now, the conclusion by the CPMI of the undemocratic acts, which generated a report of more than a thousand pages, will need the votes of the majority of the members of the Joint Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPMI), with deputies and senators.
If approved, the The document will be sent to various bodies that evaluate and decide whether complaints are filed based on it. Among the institutions to which the document is sent are police agencies, the Public Ministry and the Attorney General’s Office (AGU).
The invasion of the buildings where public authorities operate on January 8 began after Brazilian far-right activists, supporters of the previous president, defeated by the current one, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in last October’s elections, called for a protest on the Esplanade. of Ministries to try to overthrow the new Government.
Since the day of the antidemocratic acts, more than 1,800 people have been arrested and 128 of them remain detained, although almost all continue to face justice on parole for various crimes.
In addition to the parliamentarians, the Brazilian justice system is also investigating Jair Bolsonaro to clarify whether he had a role in instigating the coup acts. Public officials and other authorities suspected of failing to or facilitating the attacks are also being investigated.
Source: Observadora
