Politicians

General Girão

InvestigatedDamages: Anti-democratic acts

federal deputy (PL-RN) since 2019, retired Army general; ordered at first instance to pay R$ 2 million in collective moral damages for encouraging anti-democratic acts (2025); under investigation in Inq 4828 of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) (closed in 2021). Not to be confused with Senator Eduardo Girão

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Support for Jair Bolsonaro

Elected in 2018 for the PSL, Jair Bolsonaro's party in that election, and re-elected in 2022 for the PL. In 2021 the press listed him among the "Bolsonarist lawmakers" investigated in the anti-democratic acts inquiry.

Court cases and investigations

Criminal sphere

Inquiry 4828 (Supreme Federal Court, STF) — anti-democratic acts of 2020 — Closed

Civil, administrative and oversight sphere

Public civil action by the Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) against General Girão for encouraging anti-democratic acts (4th Federal Court of RN) — Convicted (appealable)
Anti-democratic acts · R$2,000,000

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