Always Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid Open your mouth and dedicate more to the man who swore to be loyal: Jair Bolsonaro. As private secretary, the lieutenant colonel often acted on behalf of the then-president of Brazil. He became his eyes, ears and finger in the execution of some of the events that endangered the far right. According to the UOL portal, Cid, who was arrested for falsifying documents belonging to Bolsonaro himself and was released on parole after agreeing to the rewarded reporting regime, told the Federal Police (PF) that the former president had a meeting with the leaders of the army. Which one was discussed? possibility of a coup. Cid also revealed that the president had received a draft decree from an advisor on this occasion ordering the postponement of the results of the election in which he lost to him by one and a half points. Luz Inacio Lula da Silva and call for a new contest for formerly incarcerated competitors and judges. Although the PF has not confirmed the lieutenant colonel’s statement, the media and political and military authorities seem to consider this statement to be true.
The former president’s lawyers reacted to the journalistic version. Bolsonaro stated: “We have not taken any action contrary to the limits and guarantees set by the Constitution.” The lawyers, without naming Cid, warned that their clients would “take appropriate judicial measures against each of the defamatory statements that may go beyond the content of a collaboration.” information that is kept confidential by the courts and that the defense does not even have access to.
Cid, who has always agreed with UOL, also said that he is listening to the Navy commander in 2022: Admiral Almir GarnierEven though this excitement did not find support in other military institutions, they stated that they participated in the coup plan.
The words of Bolsonaro’s former personal assistant had a predictable political impact. However, as the São Paulo newspaper ‘Folha’ emphasizes, Brazilian jurisprudence establishes that oral testimony is not sufficient evidence even to file a complaint before a judge or court. The collaborator must present elements that corroborate his statement.– statements, credit card invoices, tickets, receipts, messages and other data. About, ‘Folha’ reminded that this lack of evidence led to the accusations filed in recent years within the framework of the so-called Lava Jato operation, even leading to the imprisonment of Lula himself. For Cid or Bolsonaro to finally be charged, the prosecutor’s office must file a complaint, and so far this has not happened.
Various judicial fronts
Bolsonaro is banned from holding public office until 2030 for questioning Brazil’s election transparency. He is also being investigated for other scandals, such as the theft of jewels donated by Saudi Arabia. It was blamed by humanitarian organizations for the deaths of 800 indigenous people. The reason for the coup attack begins to surround him from different fronts.
Army response
According to Bela Megale, columnist for Rio de Janeiro newspaper ‘O Globo’, the current leadership of the Army finds a “positive” element in Cid’s story: “the events described by the former president’s aide indicate that the High Command, at least in the Army, is actively “His serving generals did not embrace the conspiracy plan.” But the ground forces admit: “The incident further damaged the image of the Armed Forces “By showing that the debate about the coup attempt reached the top of the institutions through the former president.”
Another São Paulo newspaper, ‘Estado’, He stated that the current commander of the army, General Tomás Paiva, is waiting for the investigations by the Federal Police and the Supreme Court into the 8E coup attempt to be concluded and, in particular, for Cid to confess his guilt. “Turn the page”, with “liquidation, punishment of those responsible and the distinction between individual mistakes and the institution.” Eliane Cantanhêde of the São Paulo publication said Paiva also described: “bravery” The admiral’s alleged attitude at the end of 2022. “So what troops did he (Garnier) have for this crazy adventure? All this is so out of time we can’t even understand it. Where in the world is it still talked about? The coup soldier? It’s so out of time.”
But according to Cantanhêde, Paiva wants to go even further with its corporate message. According to him, 8E was a turning point. “The army’s mistake was its lethargy in the face of the occupation of the Planalto Palace and the demonstrations in front of the barracks (by Bolsonaro supporters).”