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Moraes Orders Army to Explain Irregular Visits to Braga Netto in Custody

The move signals tighter court oversight of how the Army runs a high-profile detention.

Overview

  • Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the 1st Army Division in Rio to explain breaches logged in its early-March report and sent the order to federal prosecutors.
  • Walter Braga Netto, a retired general and former defense minister, is serving a 26-year sentence at the Army facility for involvement in a coup-related plot.
  • The Army’s log described an unapproved visit by retired brigadier general Sérgio Borges Medeiros da Silva, who was not on the list of authorized visitors.
  • The report also recorded family visits on prohibited days and said Braga Netto received religious assistance midweek without prior court approval.
  • Visiting rules at the site allow up to three visitors only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and each visit requires prior judicial clearance.