STF has four votes to make defendants over 250 investigated by 8/1

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) recorded this Thursday (18) four votes to make defendants over 250 involved in the coup acts of January 8. It is the fifth group investigated, totaling 1,050 of the 1,300 complaints filed by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR). The trial began last Tuesday (16) and will be completed next Monday (22). The analysis takes place in the virtual plenary, a modality in which ministers deposit their votes in the electronic system of the STF and there is no in-person deliberation. The first vote entered into the system was cast by the rapporteur, Minister Alexandre de Moraes, in favor of the complaints. Next, ministers Dias Toffoli, Rosa Weber and Gilmar Mendes voted. If the majority of the ministers accept the accusations, the accused will start to respond to a criminal action and become defendants in the process. They must answer for the crimes of incitement to crime and criminal association. The trial of the first complaints began last month. So far, the Court has made defendants around 800 investigated.

Agência Brasil