Augusto Heleno Reports Alzheimer’s in Intake Exam as He Begins 21-Year Sentence

Overview

• The 78-year-old former GSI chief began serving his term after the Supreme Court declared his case final on Nov. 25.
• He is held in a special cell at the Army’s Comando Militar do Planalto in Brasília.
• In the intake exam, he reported progressive Alzheimer’s since 2018, recent memory loss, constipation and hypertension, under continuous medication.
• The report also lists prior surgeries to the spine and right shoulder, spinal denervation in 2020 and a right-arm pin implant after a fracture.
• The STF decision concluded he used GSI resources to spread false claims about electronic voting as part of the coup plot.