Military officers

Augusto Heleno

House arrestConvictedArmed criminal organizationAttempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of LawCoup d'étatAggravated damage (to Union property)Deterioration of heritage-listed propertyDamages: Coup plotCriminal organization

Retired Army general. Chief Minister of the Presidency's Institutional Security Office (GSI) throughout the Jair Bolsonaro government (appointed by decree of 1/01/2019; dismissed by decree of 31/12/2022, signed by Hamilton Mourão as acting President). Convicted by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in AP 2668 and sentenced to 21 years; humanitarian house arrest granted on 22/12/2025.

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Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Federal Police (PF) investigation into the coup attempt after the 2022 election — Named as suspect by police
Criminal Case 2668 (coup plot — core 1) — Convicted (final, unappealable)
Coup plot · R$30,000,000

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Representation 7000043-14.2026.7.00.0000 (Superior Military Court, STM) — declaration of unworthiness for the officer corps of Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira (AP 2668) — Other status (see record)

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