PGR Opposes Release of Filipe Martins as STF Decision Nears

Overview

• Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said there are no new facts to justify revoking preventive detention and argued Martins has shown disregard for court orders.
• With the PGR opinion filed, Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes will decide whether to keep Martins detained or grant his release.
• Martins was provisionally arrested on January 2 while under house arrest, after being sentenced to 21 years in the STF’s First Chamber trial of the 2022 coup case.
• Federal Police allege he violated a ban on social media by accessing LinkedIn, while the defense submitted access reports and questioned the reliance on an unverifiable screenshot.
• Moraes ordered that any visits to Martins at the Centro Médico Penal in Paraná require prior authorization from the Supreme Court.