Overview

• The 1st Panel began Ação Penal 2694 with relator Alexandre de Moraes reading his report before oral arguments from the PGR and defense teams.
• Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet asked to convict all seven, characterizing a coordinated “information war” and alleging misuse of a “parallel” Abin structure.
• Gonet linked the group's actions to the January 8, 2023 attacks on the seats of the Three Powers, saying their narratives primed social instability.
• The defendants — five Army officers, a federal police agent and the Instituto Voto Legal president — are accused of running a cell that spread false claims about Brazil’s voting system and targeted institutions and authorities.
• They face counts including armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic state, coup attempt, qualified damage and deterioration of protected heritage, while defenses argue lack of individualized proof and votes are scheduled for Oct. 15, 21 and 22 under Panel president Flávio Dino.