Attorney General's Office opposes release of general who admitted plot to kill Lula and Moraes

Attorney General Paulo Gonet spoke out on Friday, the 25th, against the request by retired general Mario Fernandes , former executive secretary of the General Secretariat of the Presidency under Jair Bolsonaro (PL), to be released from prison. Now it's up to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to decide.

In the document filed in the Supreme Court case against Fernandes, Gonet rejects the argument that the general no longer poses a risk of undue interference in the proceedings and emphasizes the seriousness of the charges. "Beyond the threat to the investigation, the preventive measure was motivated by the concrete gravity of the crimes, the harmfulness of the conduct, and the risk of repeat offenses," the statement states.

Gonet also cited Fernandes' testimony this Thursday 24th to the STF, where the former executive secretary admitted being the author of the “Green and Yellow Dagger” , the plan that foresaw the assassination of authorities , including President Lula (PT), Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) and STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes.

The claim that the plan was not shared with other defendants in the coup plot, according to Gonet, does not rule out his actual involvement in the project. "The statements confirm the accusation and, if interpreted in light of the entire evidentiary context, make it implausible to assume that the plaintiff, after creating the material, did not disclose it to his peers, who were accused of similar crimes," he says.

The protests for Fernandes' arrest in 2024, according to the Attorney General's Office, considered his influence in the planning, coordination, and execution of the anti-democratic acts. "In short, through dialogue with popular leaders and the incitement of high-ranking authorities within the Armed Forces," it concludes.