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Federal Police Seek Witness Protection for Mauro Cid and Family as STF Review Proceeds

Prosecutors were given five days to issue an opinion before Alexandre de Moraes decides on the request.

Delator: Mauro Cid, durante sessão de depoimentos do núcleo 1. A PF defende incluir o tenente-coronel em um programa de proteção a testemunhas.
Moraes manteve a prisão preventiva do coronel Marcelo Câmara, ex-assessor de Bolsonaro.
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Overview

  • The Federal Police formally recommended enrolling Cid and his relatives in Brazil’s witness‑protection program, citing the need to safeguard their physical integrity.
  • No specific threats were disclosed by investigators, and Cid’s defense said it was surprised by the move and had not negotiated formal program inclusion for family members.
  • Under the program’s law, beneficiaries must consent and may receive measures such as escorted movements, residential security, and other protections tailored to risk.
  • Cid, a key collaborator in probes into an alleged effort to subvert Brazil’s democratic order, is serving a two‑year sentence in an open regime with court‑ordered restrictions after his delação premiada.
  • In a parallel ruling, Moraes kept former Bolsonaro aide Marcelo Câmara in preventive detention, citing obstruction risks tied to an attempt to obtain confidential details of Cid’s cooperation.