The Attorney General’s Office of the Union (AGU) of Brazil informed yesterday, Monday, that it asked the Justice to condemn 59 individuals, companies, and entities to pay compensation for financing the transportation to Brasilia of the protesters who invaded the headquarters of the three branches of government on Jan. 8.
The AGU, a body linked to the Presidency of the Republic, requested, in particular, the payment of 20.7 million reais (about 4 million dollars) for the material damage caused by the destruction of the Planalto Palace, the Congress, and the Federal Supreme Court.
This is the first request for a final conviction of those accused of financing the attacks and is directed against 54 individuals, three companies, an association, and a union.
According to the AGU, “the convening and financing of a movement or demonstration to seize power goes against the customs of democracy and good faith”.
“The defendants, by free will and consciously, financed/participated or decisively collaborated” in illicit acts from which “material damage to the federal public patrimony resulted,” it added.
The AGU has asked Justice to block the assets of 178 individuals and those of the three companies, the association, and the union mentioned above.
According to the authorities, 916 people are still imprisoned near Brasilia for their participation in the attacks: 611 men are in the Papuda penitentiary complex, and 305 women are inmates in the women’s prison known as Colmeia.