Bolsonaro and Allies File Appeals to STF as Rio Police Offensive Leaves 64 Dead

Overview

• Most of the eight convicted in the coup case, including Jair Bolsonaro, lodged embargos de declaração on Oct. 27 challenging alleged omissions, the credibility of Mauro Cid’s plea deal, the separation of democracy crimes, and sentence calculations.
• Bolsonaro’s filing leans on Luiz Fux’s lone dissent to argue “voluntary desistance” and to contest liability for Jan. 8 damage crimes, while other defendants seek sentence reductions and dispute evidence and loss-of-office penalties.
• Mauro Cid was the only member of the core group not to appeal and asked the STF to recognize his two‑year sentence as already served; President of the First Panel Flávio Dino set the virtual review for Nov. 7–14.
• In Rio’s Operação Contenção, roughly 2,500 agents moved into the Alemão and Penha complexes, with authorities reporting 64 dead—including four police officers—more than 80 arrests, and the seizure of 75 rifles.
• A dramatic Vila Cruzeiro episode saw police free a hostage, seize 19 rifles, and arrest 25 suspects, as street blockades, school and clinic closures, and political reactions intensified; Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski said no request for the operation came from the governor and lawmakers pressed for a Security PEC and for labeling factions as terrorist groups.