In Torres’ first statement, given on January 18, the former Minister of Justice chose to remain silent and not answer the questions asked during his interrogation.| Photo: Renato Alves/Agência Brasília.

Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), rescheduled for February 2nd the second statement that Anderson Torres would give to the Federal Police. Initially, the former Security Secretary of the Federal District was going to be heard by the agents this Monday (23).

“To guarantee the necessary time for the Defense of Anderson Gustavo Torres to analyze the records before the interrogation, I order the Federal Police to carry out the hearing of the investigated person on 2/2/2023, at 10:30 am”, says Moraes in the decision. The expectation is that Torres will present a version for the accusations of omission in acts of vandalism in Brasília and also on the origin of the draft of the decree that intended a state of defense in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

In Torres’ first statement, given on January 18, the former Minister of Justice chose to remain silent and not answer the questions asked during his interrogation. The procedure took place at the 4th Military Police Battalion (BPM), on the outskirts of Brasília, where he is being held by order of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), within the scope of investigations into the invasions of the headquarters of the three Powers. .

Anderson Torres is being investigated on suspicion that he intentionally failed to provide the necessary protection to prevent acts of vandalism in Congress, the Planalto Palace and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) on the 8th. assumed command of the Secretariat of Public Security of the Federal District, but took a vacation and traveled to the United States on the eve of the acts. For Moraes, there was “intentional omission”.