The Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday (Dec. 16) reached the milestone of 29 convictions in criminal proceedings in connection to the coup plot orchestrated during former President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration. Only two defendants were acquitted.

The court’s first panel concluded the trial of Nucleus 2, the second group of defendants, and decided to convict five more. From September to November this year, the panel convicted 24 individuals who belonged to Nuclei 1, 3, and 4.

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Nucleus 5 comprises Paulo Figueiredo, grandson of former dictator João Figueiredo. He lives in the US, and there is no date set for his trial.

Army General Estevam Theófilo, who was charged in Nucleus 3, and Fernando de Sousa Oliveira, a career Federal Police officer and former director of operations at the Ministry of Justice, charged in Nucleus 2, were the only ones acquitted, due to lack of evidence.

To date, only the defendants in Nucleus 1 – consisting of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants – have had their convictions enforced. The other groups are still in the appeal phase.

Below is the list of convicted individuals:

Nucleus 1 – Date of conviction: September 11

• Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil – 27 years and three months;
• Walter Braga Netto, former minister and running mate in the 2022 election – 26 years;
• Almir Garnier, former Navy commander – 24 years;
• Anderson Torres, former minister of justice and former secretary of security for the Federal District – 24 years;
• Augusto Heleno, former minister of the Institutional Security Office – 21 years;
• Paulo Sérgio Nogueira, former minister of defense – 19 years;
• Alexandre Ramagem, federal representative and former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) – 16 years, one month, and 15 days;
• Mauro Cid, former aide-de-camp to Bolsonaro – two years in prison under open regime and guaranteed freedom in exchange for plea bargaining.

Nucleus 2 – Date of conviction: December 16

• Mário Fernandes, retired Army general – 26 years and six months in prison;
• Silvinei Vasques, former director of the Federal Highway Police – 24 years and six months in prison;
• Marcelo Câmara, former advisor to Bolsonaro – 21 years in prison;
• Filipe Martins, former advisor on international affairs to former President Jair Bolsonaro – 21 years in prison;
• Marília de Alencar, former director of intelligence at the Ministry of Justice – eight years and six months in prison.

Nucleus 3 – Date of conviction: November 18

• Hélio Ferreira Lima, lieutenant colonel – 24 years in prison;
• Rafael Martins de Oliveira, lieutenant colonel – 21 years in prison;
• Rodrigo Bezerra de Azevedo, lieutenant colonel – 21 years in prison;
• Wladimir Matos Soares, federal police officer – 21 years in prison;
• Sérgio Ricardo Cavaliere de Medeiros, lieutenant colonel – 17 years in prison;
• Bernardo Romão Correa Netto, colonel – 17 years in prison;
• Fabrício Moreira de Bastos, colonel – 16 years in prison;
• Márcio Nunes de Resende Júnior, colonel – three years and five months in prison;
• Ronald Ferreira de Araújo Júnior, lieutenant colonel – one year and 11 months in prison.

Nucleus 4 – Date of conviction: October 21

• Ângelo Martins Denicoli, Army reserve major – 17 years in prison;
• Reginaldo Vieira de Abreu, Army colonel – 15 years and six months in prison;
• Marcelo Araújo Bormevet, federal police officer – 14 years and six months in prison;
• Giancarlo Gomes Rodrigues, Army sergeant major – 14 years in prison;
• Ailton Gonçalves Moraes Barros, Army reserve major – 13 years in prison;
• Guilherme Marques de Almeida, Army lieutenant colonel – 13 years and six months;
• Carlos Cesar Moretzsohn Rocha, president of the Voto Legal Institute – seven years and six months in prison.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes decided Monday (Dec. 15) to request the US to extradite federal representative Alexandre Ramagem. The procedure is expected to be formalized by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

Former director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) during the Bolsonaro administration, Ramagem was sentenced in the criminal coup plot case to 16 years in prison and is appealing while at liberty.

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In September, he fled the country to avoid serving his sentence and is now living in Miami, Florida.

In his decision, the minister ordered the Supreme Court’s judicial secretariat to send the Ministry of Justice the documents necessary to formalize the extradition.

During the investigation into the coup plot, Ramagem was prohibited by Justice Alexandre de Moraes from leaving the country and had to surrender all his passports.

After discovering his escape, the Brazilian lower house reported that it had not been informed of the congressman’s departure and had not authorized him to go on any official missions abroad.

The lower house also reported that the lawmaker had presented medical certificates covering the periods from September 9 to October 8 as well as from October 13 to December 12.

Impeachment

Due to the conviction, the Supreme Court ruled that the lower house must strip Ramagem of his mandate. The board of directors of the house is expected to deliberate on the issue this week, the last before the parliamentary recess.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro’s defense team has asked Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to allow him to leave prison to undergo surgery as recommended by his doctors. The request was submitted Tuesday (Dec. 9).

Bolsonaro is being held in a room at the Federal Police headquarters in Brasília, where he is serving a sentence of 27 years and three months for his conviction in the criminal case involving a coup plot.

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His lawyers claim his health has deteriorated and are requesting that he be taken immediately to the DF Star Hospital in Brasília. His hospitalization should last five to seven days, they say.

“As stated by the doctor treating the petitioner, the former president needs surgery both to treat his hiccups – which are a side effect of previous surgeries – and because his unilateral inguinal hernia has worsened and also requires surgical intervention,” the petition reads.

They also asked Justice Moraes again to place Bolsonaro under house arrest. According to the defense, the prison environment is incompatible with the former president’s health condition.

There is no deadline for Justice Alexandre de Moraes to decide on the matter.