First defendant accused of financing pro-coup acts faces indictment
The Attorney General's Office in Brasília indicted the first defendant accused of financing the January 8 pro-coup acts.
The accused, whose identity remains undisclosed, paid BRL 59,200 to charter four buses transporting 108 people from the state of Paraná to Brasília. Additionally, the individual participated in organizing and recruiting pro-coup plotters, the General's Office reported.
Crimes
Deputy prosecutor Carlos Frederico Santos argues that the accused, for providing material and moral aid to the group that invaded and plundered the headquarters of the Three Powers in Brasília, should face charges for five crimes: armed criminal association, violent abolition of the Democratic State of Law, attempted coup d'état, damage qualified by violence, and serious threat and deterioration of listed heritage. The combined penalties could result in a prison sentence of up to 30 years.
The indictment additionally highlights that messages discovered on the accused's cell phone reveal his incitement of the invasion of the National Congress, as well as his commitment to providing financial support to cover the expenses of those who traveled to the federal capital.
Following the pro-coup acts on January 8, the Attorney General's Office has indicted a total of 1,413 individuals. Among them, 1,100 were identified as inciters, 248 as executors, eight as public officials, and one as a financier.
