The mystery has been resolved: the president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Alexandre de Moraes, removed the secrecy imposed on the decision that supported searches and seizures by the Federal Police at addresses linked to Bolsonarist businessmen, last week.
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The decision makes it clear that Moraes was based on WhastsApp conversations – leaked to the press and publicized via the Metrópoles website – from a group of businesspeople aligned with President Jair Bolsonaro, who defend a coup d'état if his opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) wins the elections.
In the text, now public, the minister argues: “Due to the presence of strong signs and significant evidence pointing to the existence of a true criminal organization, with strong digital operations and with a production, publication and financing and political nucleus absolutely identical to those investigated in the investigation of digital militias, with the clear purpose of attacking democracy. Therefore, in view of the circumstances highlighted, it is essential to carry out due diligence, including the removal of guarantees, which cannot be used as a shield for the practice of illicit activities.”
Another excerpt from the document points to businessman Luciano Hang as one of the “probable financiers” of undemocratic acts.
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Judge Airton Veiga, an instructing magistrate in Moraes' office, concluded that the evidence indicates that there is a group responsible for spreading fake news and encouraging undemocratic acts.
