Specifically, Judge Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), ruled that the Federal Police listen, within 48 hours, to Gonçalves’ testimony on the new audiovisuals in the internal area of the Planalto Palace, seat of the Executive Branch, during anti-democratic actions.
De Moraes also determined that the new interim head of the GSI, Ricardo Cappelli, inform the STF within 24 hours of the identification of all officials, whether civilian or military, who appear in the images.
The document was signed Wednesday by the magistrate and made public Thursday.
“The press broadcast very serious images that indicate the incompetent performance of the authorities responsible for the internal security of the Planalto Palace, including the illegal and conniving omission of various GSI agents,” indicates an extract from the award.
In addition, the minister established that the Government report whether it fully complied with two previous rulings signed by him: obtaining the videos from all the cameras in the Federal District and the hearing of all those involved in the containment of the acts.
The new images were released by the CNN Brasil television station and show Gonçalves and ministry employees walking among the coup plotters on the highest floors of the Planalto, at the time of the invasion and looting.
In the videos, the GSI team, which provides security for the president, gives the invaders water and indicates an emergency exit for them.
Given the facts, the general stated that his staff was directing the violent protesters to the second floor to be arrested.
Despite such arguments, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Communications Secretariat tweeted that Goncalves was dismissed as head of the GSI and Capelli took over, in charge of Brasilia’s security after the attempt.
With requests for military intervention and rejection of the assumption of power by the ex-unionist, groups of radical supporters of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro staged the coup events on January 8 in this capital.
On that date, marked in black in national history, right-wing extremists violently broke in and looted the headquarters of the National Congress, the STF and Planalto.
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