Moraes Authorizes Ethics Panel to Personally Notify Augusto Heleno

Overview

• Justice Alexandre de Moraes approved personal delivery of the Public Ethics Commission’s notice to Augusto Heleno on January 12.
• Two court officials, Fabricio Dornelles Wouters and Fabio Boeres Juvencio, were authorized to serve the notification at Heleno’s residence.
• The commission opened the inquiry on December 15 to review statements Heleno made in a July 5, 2022 ministerial meeting under Jair Bolsonaro.
• In recordings from that meeting, Heleno said actions should occur before the elections, which federal police view as part of alleged coup preparations.
• The request for judicial authorization cited Heleno’s 21-year Supreme Court sentence and humanitarian house arrest, following earlier approval for limited domestic staff access at his defense’s request.