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Mauro Cid Arrest Revoked; Denies Fleeing Brazil in Coup Plot Probe as Gilson Machado Arrested, Moraes Oversees Trial Set for August-September

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Updated Jul 3, 2025, 10:50 PM

Mauro Cid, former aide to ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, was initially arrested in Brasília on June 13, 2025, as part of an investigation by the Federal Police (PF) into a suspected coup plot and an alleged plan to flee Brazil using a Portuguese passport. The Supreme Federal Court (STF) revoked his arrest shortly after, and Cid was taken for a new deposition at the PF, where he denied any plan to flee. The investigation also involves Gilson Machado, former Minister of Tourism under Bolsonaro, who was arrested on the same day and is suspected of facilitating Cid's passport acquisition. STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes has been overseeing the case, rejecting defense requests to delay hearings or include additional documents, and has described attempts by Bolsonaro's defense to disrupt proceedings as "tumultuous." Moraes set a 15-day deadline for final allegations in the case, signaling the nearing conclusion of the trial phase, with Bolsonaro and seven allies as defendants.

The trial is expected to take place between August and September 2025. Meanwhile, the PF has been questioning Bolsonaro's lawyers and former officials, including Fábio Wajngarten and Tércio Arnaud, in related investigations concerning alleged obstruction of justice and the so-called "gabinete do ódio" (hate cabinet) linked to misinformation campaigns. Lawyer Eduardo Kuntz, representing another Bolsonaro associate, confirmed contacts with Cid and his family but denied attempts to influence Cid's cooperation with authorities.

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During testimony to the Federal Police, lawyer Eduardo Kuntz, who represents the defendant Marcelo Costa Câmara, former advisor to former president Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed that he spoke with Mauro Cid and his family members in 2023 and 2024. Kuntz denied trying to convince Cid not to sign

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