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Brazil’s Supreme Court Says 1,399 Held in Jan. 8 Cases, 179 Still in Custody

The update underscores broad use of plea deals for lesser roles, with hundreds of inquiries still active.

Fachin defendeu a atuação “firme” de Moraes na condução dos inquéritos relacionados aos atos de 8 de janeiro de 2023.
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Atos do 8/1: mais de 800 foram condenados pelo STF
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Overview

  • The court’s balance lists 1,399 people responsabilized since the 2023 attacks, including 391 for serious crimes, 415 for lesser offenses, and 564 who entered non-prosecution agreements.
  • A total of 179 people remain detained: 114 in closed regime after final convictions, 8 in preventive detention, 13 in home detention before conviction, 7 in preventive detention after conviction, 22 in home detention after conviction, and 15 in home detention after final convictions.
  • Proceedings continue with 518 investigations open, 98 charges already offered by prosecutors (62 for serious crimes and 36 for lesser ones), and 346 criminal actions in progress.
  • Sentencing data show most outcomes were non-custodial or short, with roughly 70% resolved by plea agreements or penalties of up to one year.
  • Among the leadership network, 29 defendants were convicted, with Jair Bolsonaro receiving the longest fixed sentence at 27 years and 3 months, while the shortest cited was 1 year and 11 months for an Army lieutenant colonel.