Moraes Authorizes Convicted Ex‑General to Do Supervised Doctrinal Work for the Army

Overview

• The order allows Mario Fernandes to work at the Comando Militar do Planalto in Brasília under the oversight of a designated Army officer.
• Assignments include revising doctrinal materials and producing technical and historical texts for the Army’s doctrine and heritage units using a computer without internet access.
• The plan sets a six-hour daily schedule from Monday to Saturday inside a controlled administrative workspace.
• Fernandes is serving a 26-year, six-month sentence for his role in the attempted coup case and retains the ability to appeal.
• He authored the “Punhal Verde e Amarelo” document that contemplated assassinations of Lula, Alckmin and Moraes, which he acknowledges writing but says he did not share.