Brazilian Justice releases 149 women arrested in the ‘bolsonarist’ attacks in Brasília

In a statement, the STF reported that the judge rapporteur for the investigations, Alexandre de Moraes reviewed all requests for provisional release by the women arrested in the acts considered terrorist, anti-democratic, and destruction of public buildings on January 8 and decided to release 149 from prison.

Preventive measures such as house arrest at night and on weekends and being monitored by electronic bracelets have been imposed.

Moraes considered that “the vast majority of these women, at the present time, do not represent a procedural or social risk and can respond in freedom because they are not the main perpetrators or financiers of the depredation and present personal situations compatible with provisional release.

“Exceptionally, four provisional freedoms were granted to women who committed more serious crimes because they presented differentiated situations (comorbidities, cancer and responsibility for children with special needs),” he added.

According to the STF, 61 requests for provisional release by women indicted for more serious crimes have been denied, since the maintenance of preventive detention proves necessary to guarantee public order and criminal procedural instruction.

So far, the Brazilian court has granted 407 provisional freedoms with precautionary measures to the women, 82 of whom will remain in custody during the process.

The accused have already been notified to present their defense to the charges within 15 days of being summoned.

Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro invaded and vandalized the headquarters of the Supreme Court, the Congress and the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 8, forcing police intervention to restore order and prompting condemnation from the international community.

The invasion began after militants from Brazil’s extreme right, supporters of the former president, defeated by Lula da Silva in last October’s elections, called a protest on the Esplanade of Ministries to try to overthrow the new government.

After the acts of vandalism, the STF removed the governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, for 90 days, considering that both the governor and Bolsonaro’s former Secretary of Security and former Minister of Justice Anderson Torres, who is in prison, are said to have acted with negligence and omission.

Brazilian justice is also investigating Jair Bolsonaro to clarify whether he had a hand in instigating the coup acts, and public officials and other officials suspected of omission or facilitation of the attacks are also being investigated.

With information from Sapo