PF targets deputy Carlos Jordy in operation on 8/1 – 18/01/2024 – Power

Federal deputy Carlos Jordy (PL-RJ), leader of the opposition, is the target of searches by the Federal Police this Thursday (18), as part of Operation Lesa Pátria, aimed at identifying people who planned, financed and incited the attacks by January 8th at the headquarters of the three Powers.

The action was authorized by the STF (Supreme Federal Court), where the investigation is being carried out under the report of Minister Alexandre de Moraes.

Federal agents carry out ten search warrants in Rio de Janeiro (8) and the Federal District (2).

“The facts investigated constitute, in theory, the crimes of violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, coup d’état, criminal association and incitement to crime”, informed the PF, in a note.

One of the main allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the National Congress, the parliamentarian stated, on a social network, that he was the victim of an “authoritarian measure, without foundation, without any evidence, which only aims to persecute, intimidate and create a narrative on the eve of municipal elections”.

Suspicions related to Jordy include anti-democratic events that took place in Rio de Janeiro, including camps in front of Armed Forces barracks and road blocks, after the 2022 elections.

With the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), Bolsonaro’s supporters promoted a series of protests across the country, blocking roads, and began to gather in front of military units, where they expressed their disagreement with the results of the polls.

For investigators, these episodes served as a kind of preparation for the attack that would take place on January 8 last year.

Launched days after the acts of vandalism at the headquarters of the Powers, Lesa Pátria became permanent, with periodic updates on the number of court warrants issued, people captured and fugitives.

This is the 24th phase of the operation, which has already served 97 preventive arrest warrants and 313 search and seizure warrants.

Throughout the first year of Lesa Pátria, Minister Alexandre de Moraes gave 255 decisions authorizing search and seizure measures carried out by the Federal Police at more than 400 addresses and 350 dealt with breaches of banking and telematic secrecy.