Crooked Goose

Admiral Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior stated on Wednesday (21) that the imprisonment of Minister Alexandre de Moraes was considered at the end of 2022 as part of the strategy to prevent the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and maintain Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in power. The former Air Force chief testified at the STF (Supreme Court) as part of the coup plot. The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, asked him if in any meeting with the former president and the then Defense Minister, General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, the possibility of imprisoning authorities was discussed. "Yes, sir, Minister Alexandre de Moraes. This was part of the brainstorming sessions. I remember that there was this consideration of imprisoning Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who was the president of the TSE [Superior Electoral Court], and 'tomorrow the STF will issue a habeas corpus to release him, and what will we do? We'll arrest everyone?' It was part of the brainstorming, and it left a sense of discomfort," he said. In the same testimony, Baptista Júnior confirmed that General Freire Gomes told Bolsonaro in 2022 that he would have to arrest him if he advanced with coup plans against Lula's election. Baptista Júnior says he did not see any discrepancy between what he said in his testimony and what General Freire Gomes, former Army chief, reported to the STF on Monday (19). Regarding former Navy Chief Admiral Almir Garnier Santos, the former Air Force commander reaffirmed what he had said to the PF. He said that the admiral had a passive stance and did not take a stance against the coup possibilities presented by him and Freire Gomes. jornaldebrasilia.com.br/noticias/politica-e-poder/ex-chefe-da-fab-diz-que-prisao-de-moraes-foi-cogitada-em-brainstorm-com-bolsonaro