In the midst of research on the coup plot to prevent the takeover of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2023, the lawyer of Jair Bolsonaro, Paulo Cunha Buenodefended the former president of Brazil, arguing that he would not have been the beneficiary of the plan, but rather a military junta that sought to remove him.
According to the lawyer, the conspiracy called “Operation Green and Yellow Dagger“would have been designed by senior military commanders and excluded Bolsonaro himselfwho would have been “betrayed” for them.
“Who would take over the government, if this terrible plan were true, which would not even happen in Venezuela, It wouldn’t be Bolsonaro, but that group“, declared Cunha Bueno in an interview with the local media G1.
The lawyer made reference to the audios of the general in the reserve Mario Fernandesincluded in the Federal Police investigation, as key to understanding the dynamics of the plot.
“Who would be the big beneficiary? According to the plan of General Mario Fernandes, It would be a board created after the ‘Plan Puñal Verde y Amarillo’ operationand in that meeting President Bolsonaro is not included”, he stated.
According to the research, Fernandes would have printed the operational plan in the facilities of the Planalto Palaceheadquarters of the Brazilian Executive, and took it to Bolsonaro’s official residence to be analyzed.
Cunha Bueno insisted that Bolsonaro was never aware of this conspiracywhich included plans to assassinate President Lulato the vice president Geraldo Alckmin and the judge of the Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes.
“I had no obligation to report“added the lawyer, defending his client’s position against the accusations.
In this context, Cunha Bueno expressed his confidence that Bolsonaro will be tried by an impartial court. “It would make no sense for Bolsonaro to go to prison… I trust that he will be tried by a competent court and impartial judges“, not because of personal enemies,” he said, in apparent allusion to De Moraes.
The general Walter Braga Netformer Minister of Defense and also named in the plot, described the accusations as “fanciful” and accused detractors of trying to link him to a nonexistent hit.
For his part, the general Augustus Helenus He also rejected any involvement, describing the allegations as a “attempt to divert attention” from Bolsonaro’s defense.
The Federal Police presented a report of more than 800 pages detailing findings about the conspiracy, including evidence such as bank records and statements linking Bolsonaro and a group of 36 peoplemainly military, in the scheme.
The Supreme Federal Court must determine the validity of the evidence and the extent of Bolsonaro’s responsibility. If found guilty, The former president could face up to 12 years in prison.
This case not only calls into question the integrity of the Brazilian democratic system, but also raises questions about the relationship between the Armed Forces and the civil powers in the country.
With the investigation still ongoing, the trial promises to be a turning point in the political history of Brazil, setting a precedent for how threats to democracy are faced.
