US EditionBrazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
BRASILÍA, BRAZIL, JUN 24 – Mauro Cid and Braga Netto give conflicting accounts amid Brazil's historic military coup trial involving five serious charges, with a verdict expected by the end of 2025.
- On Tuesday, Mauro Cid testified against General Walter Braga Netto at Brazil's Supreme Court in Brasilia regarding an alleged 2022 coup attempt.
- The case began after Cid, a former Bolsonaro aide, testified Braga Netto led a meeting to block Lula's inauguration following Bolsonaro's 2022 election loss.
- The defendants face five charges including coup attempt, armed criminal organization involvement, and attempted violent abolition of democracy.
- Braga Netto, detained since December, arrived from jail and denied accusations, calling Cid a traitor; judicial scrutiny signaled in simultaneous questioning.
- This trial marks a historic break from decades of military impunity in Brazil and could redefine accountability amid political and military tensions.
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Brazil confronts military officers accused of plotting a coup in historic trial
Brazil's Supreme Court had a historic moment on Tuesday when it heard a confrontation between an army colonel and general, both disgraced for their involvement in an alleged coup plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in office.
The Act of the Paulista Avenue, on 29 June, with Bolsonaro, aimed to explore doubts about Mauro Cid's division in the trial of the coup.
When Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid arrived on Tuesday at the Supreme Court of Brazil to testify against his former ally, General Walter Braga Netto, former Defense Minister, did not greet the senior officer.
Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, former vice-president of the Presidency, and General Walter Braga Netto, former Minister of Defence and the Civil House, kept their versions on this Tuesday (24) at the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The two were facing their versions on different points of deposit that had previously been made in the action of the attacks on 8 January. The differences turned into two episodes: a meeting at the former minister's house…
General refutes claims made by Bolsonaro's former aide, who signed a plea bargain agreement
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