Brasilia, Jan. 8, 2026 (Lusa) - Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) announced on Thursday that 1,399 people had been convicted for the attempted coup and attacks on the headquarters of the Three Powers in Brasilia, which took place exactly three years ago.
According to a report released today by the office of Alexandre de Moares, the judge reporting on the attempted coup d'état case, the vast majority, 979 people (68.9%), were charged with lesser offences and received sentences of up to one year in prison (415 people) or benefited from Non-Prosecution Agreements (ANPP).
"The ANPPs were offered to defendants who were charged only with incitement to crime and criminal association, considered minor offences," explained the STF, detailing that, in order to benefit, defendants confessed to the crimes and must comply with conditions such as providing services to the community or public entities, in addition to paying a fine and being "prohibited from participating in open social networks until the conditions established in the agreement have been fully met."
Meanwhile, 254 people (18.1%) who committed more serious crimes received sentences of 12-14 years in prison, and 119 (8.5%) received sentences of 16-18 years.
Alexandre de Moraes' office recalled that among those convicted are "former President Jair Bolsonaro and 28 former members of his government, convicted of planning an attempted coup to prevent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking office as President of the Republic, as well as five former members of the Federal District Military Police leadership, held responsible for dereliction of duty for allowing protesters access to the Three Powers Plaza and vandalism of the buildings."
Brazilian Head of State Lula da Silva today vetoed a bill that would reduce the sentences of former President Jair Bolsonaro and others convicted of attempting a coup d'état.
At the end of last year, Congress approved a bill that would reduce the sentences of those convicted of the attacks on the Three Powers and the attempted coup d'état. Among those who would benefit was Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison and is currently serving his sentence at a Federal Police facility in Brasilia.
On 25 November, Jair Bolsonaro began serving an effective prison sentence of 27 years and three months, following his conviction on 11 September for the crimes of armed criminal organisation, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d'état, aggravated damage through violence and serious threats, and vandalism (damage to listed heritage).
The former President never acknowledged his defeat in the October 2022 presidential elections, cast unfounded suspicions on the use of electronic voting machines, encouraged anti-democratic demonstrations at military bases and, according to the courts, made plans to remain in power and even kill political and judicial opponents, including Lula da Silva himself and Judge Alexandre de Moares.
These events culminated in the attacks in Brasilia on 8 January 2023.
Thousands of the former president's supporters stormed and vandalised the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court, Congress and the Planalto Palace in Brasilia in an attempted coup to depose Lula da Silva from the presidency.
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