One year after the invasion of the headquarters of the Brazilian government, the National Congress, and the Federal Supreme Court by vandals dissatisfied with the results of the presidential election, 66 of the more than 2,000 people arrested during the attacks are still in prison for inciting, financing, and/or executing the invasion. The numbers, compiled by the office of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the rapporteur of the investigations, were released by Agência Brasil.
The other investigated individuals were released and had their imprisonment replaced by precautionary measures, such as the use of electronic ankle bracelets, prohibition from leaving the country, suspension of firearm possession and registration, surrender of passports, and weekly appearances in court.
So far, 25 people have been convicted by the Federal Supreme Court. The sentences range from 10 to 17 years in closed regime.
They were convicted of five crimes: armed criminal association, abolition of the Democratic State of Law, coup d’état, qualified damage, and destruction of protected federal property.
About 1,100 of the investigated will be entitled to a non-prosecution agreement and will not be charged by the Attorney General’s Office. This measure only applies to those who were arrested in front of the Army Headquarters in Brasília on January 9, one day after the acts, and will not apply to those who participated in the invasion and destruction of the headquarters.
Under the agreement, those accused of crimes committed without violence or serious threat can confess in exchange for alternative measures to imprisonment—such as repairing the damages caused, surrendering goods that are the fruit of the crime, paying fines, and performing community service.Pro-democracy events mark one year since 1/8
A series of events will mark, this Monday (January 8), one year since the invasion and vandalism of the Palácio do Planalto, the National Congress, and the Federal Supreme Court. In addition to the official celebration, various organizations, social movements, and political parties will hold protests in cities across the country. Labor unions, including the Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT), have called on their members to participate in activities nationwide to mark one year since the attacks that attempted to destabilize democracy in Brazil.Source: Agência Brasil