STF has already sentenced 643 people for January 8th; sentences range up to 17 years in prison

The Supreme Federal Court has so far convicted 643 people for participating in the acts of January 8, 2023. In addition to those convicted, another 555 people accused of less serious crimes signed a non-prosecution agreement , proposed by the Federal Public Ministry (MPF).

With this, 1,198 people have already been held responsible for the invasion and vandalism of the headquarters of the Three Powers. The data comes from the Corte Aberta system – an online platform made available by the STF with information on processes and decisions – and is updated until June 30 and was confirmed by the MPF's Strategic Group to Combat Antidemocratic Acts.

Of the total number of those convicted, 270 directly participated in the invasion and vandalism of the headquarters of the Three Powers . The majority of those responsible were convicted of five crimes: armed criminal association, violent abolition of the Democratic State of Law, attempted coup d'état, serious damage and damage to listed heritage.

In these cases, the sentences range from 3 to 17 years in prison, in addition to a fine and compensation for collective moral damages of 30 million reais, to be paid by all those convicted of the same crimes. This was the value of the material damages caused, in addition to the inestimable damage to cultural and historical assets.

Another 373 were convicted of less serious crimes , such as criminal association and incitement. They were camped in front of the Army Headquarters in Brasília and called for military intervention.

In this group, almost all were sentenced to 1 year in prison, replaced by alternative measures, such as community service and participation in a democracy course, in addition to payment of a fine and compensation for moral damages in the amount of 5 million reais, to be divided among all. After fully fulfilling their obligations, they are no longer considered first-time offenders.