Overview

• The First Panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court scheduled sessions for November 11, 12, 18 and 19 to hear the case against defendants in the so‑called Núcleo 3.
• The case moves to judgment after the evidentiary phase closed and final arguments were submitted by the Prosecutor General’s Office and the defenses.
• According to the indictment, the group comprises 11 Army officers and one federal police agent accused of running field operations to pressure the Army’s high command and to monitor or neutralize authorities following the 2022 election.
• The PGR cites actions labeled Plano Punhal Verde e Amarelo, Operação Copa 2022 and Operação Luneta, and seeks convictions on five counts including armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic order and coup d’état.
• Defense filings contest the evidence and allege procedural flaws, while the PGR asked a lesser charge of incitement for Ronald Ferreira de Araújo Júnior and convictions on all counts for the others; related trials in the broader case include Núcleo 4 set for October 14 and Núcleo 1 already concluded.