Bolsonaro Reaches Final Day To File STF Clarification Appeals In Coup Case

Overview

• Defense teams for Jair Bolsonaro and seven allies have until late Monday to submit embargos de declaração, a limited appeal seeking to clarify omissions or contradictions in the First Panel’s ruling.
• Collaborating witness Mauro Cid will not appeal, preserving his plea deal and two‑year open‑regime sentence, according to reporting.
• Embargos infringentes are unlikely to be admitted because only one minister voted for acquittal, falling short of the two votes the Supreme Court’s practice requires for that remedy.
• Relator Alexandre de Moraes may seek an opinion from the Prosecutor‑General’s Office before placing the appeals for a swift First Panel review, potentially in a virtual session set by panel president Flávio Dino.
• Once the decision becomes final, the court will execute prison terms of 16 to 27 years, impose R$30 million in collective damages and fines, strip offices and political rights, and notify the military court on loss‑of‑rank procedures, with Bolsonaro currently under provisional house arrest.