Former Minister of Justice and former Secretary of Public Security of the Federal District Anderson Torres was arrested this morning (14) by the Federal Police (PF). He was arrested upon landing at Brasília airport, after arriving on a commercial flight from Miami, in the United States.
The plane with Torres took off yesterday (13), around 11:30 pm, and arrived in Brasília at 7:25 am today. A strong security scheme, involving more than one train, was set up at the airport exit. The final fate of the former minister has not yet been disclosed.
The former minister had his arrest determined last Tuesday (10) by the Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes, at the request of the PF. On Wednesday (11), the court validated the decisionby 9 votes to 2.
Anderson Torres is accused of omitting and facilitating the terrorist acts in Brasília, last Sunday (8), which resulted in invasion and depredation of the Planalto Palace, the National Congress and the STF.
Torres’ situation was complicated after the Federal Police found, in his home, a draft of a state of defense decree to be fulfilled at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
The former minister denies participation in the attempted coup d’état. As soon as Moraes’ decision became public, Torres posted on social media that he would surrender. Regarding the draft found in his house, he wrote that the document was leaked “out of context”.
Updated at 9:22 am, with information about the destination of the train carrying the former minister
