Mauro Cid’s lawyer will meet with Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday

Lawyer Cezar Bitencourt, who defends Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid, is going to have a meeting with Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), on Thursday afternoon (24). The appointment of the meeting was confirmed by the Court to People’s Gazette and will be at 16:15, with 15 minutes duration.

Bitencourt will present himself to the magistrate to collaborate with investigations in the inquiry that investigates the sale of a Rolex watch in the United States that would have been received as a gift by former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and returned to the Union after an order from the Court of Auditors (TCU) in April this year.

At first, Bitencourt intended to meet Moraes on Monday afternoon (21), but had to follow the protocol of previously scheduling the time.

The meeting had already been indicated by Bitencourt last week, when he stated that Cid would provide further clarification on the sale of the artifact. “I intend to schedule a meeting with the minister to introduce myself as Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid’s new lawyer and demonstrate my client’s goodwill in relation to Federal Police investigations,” he said in an interview with the newspaper. The globe Published on Monday (21).

At first, the jurist had said that the military would explain the whole case of the alleged embezzlement of jewelry and gifts received by the former president. However, he claimed that there was a misconception and that the collaboration would be specifically about the watch.

Cezar Bitencourt also denied the possibility of making a plea deal with Justice for Mauro Cid.

“He will have a collaborative posture, but be careful with that word. We cannot confuse this with the intention of carrying out any award-winning agreement, because I repeat whenever this is not in our plans”, he added.

Bitencourt said that he met with Mauro Cid last Saturday (19) for the second time, and that the soldier is “well, strong and firm”. The lieutenant colonel has been in preventive detention for four months, and had his father, General Mauro Cesar Lourena Cid, forbidden by Minister Alexandre de Moraes.

Lourena Cid is appointed by the Federal Police as one of the organizers of the alleged scheme to sell gifts in the United States, and was the target of search and seizure warrants last week. Bitencourt stated that he can take over his defense if needed.