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Military prosecutor seeking Bolsonaro's expulsion receives medal
Military prosecutor Clauro Roberto de Bortolli received a military medal, according to a notice published in Brazil’s official gazette on Friday, October 9.
Bortolli leads the Military Public Prosecutor’s Office and filed a case asking the Superior Military Court to strip Jair Bolsonaro and four other officers of their ranks.
The group includes former president Bolsonaro, a reserve captain, and former Navy commander Almir Garnier and three Army generals.
They are serving prison terms of 19 to 27 years after convictions by Brazil’s Supreme Court in September 2025 for crimes including attempting a coup.
The prosecutors argue that Bolsonaro disregarded military ethics and violated duties including respect for civilian authorities, while Brazil’s Constitution provides for loss of rank after a final prison sentence of more than two years.
The military court has not set a date for a decision, and it rejected a defense request in June to remove one of its judges from the case.
Military prosecutor Clauro Roberto de Bortolli received a medal awarded by the Armed Forces joint staff.
Bortolli leads the Military Public Prosecutor’s Office, which is seeking to remove former president Jair Bolsonaro and four other military officers from the Armed Forces.
The medal was published in Brazil’s Official Gazette on Friday, October 9.
The case says Bolsonaro showed disregard for ethical rules in the Military Statute.
The Superior Military Court has not set a final date to hear the case.
- Who
- Clauro Roberto de Bortolli, head of Brazil’s Military Public Prosecutor’s Office.
- What
- He received a military medal while his office is seeking the loss of Bolsonaro’s and four other officers’ military ranks and commissions.
- When
- The medal was published on Friday, October 9; the articles were published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil; the case is before the Superior Military Court.
- Why
- The medal was awarded by the Armed Forces joint staff. The prosecutor’s office is seeking the loss of rank and commission, citing alleged ethical violations.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Supreme Federal Court convicted Bolsonaro and four other military officers of crimes including a coup attempt.
The Military Public Prosecutor’s Office cited alleged disregard for ethical rules and brought a case seeking the loss of the five men’s military ranks and commissions.
The Superior Military Court rejected Bolsonaro’s request to recuse one of its ministers.
The medal award was published in Brazil’s Official Gazette.
- Medal
- Medalha Mérito Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas
- Recipients
- Bortolli received the medal alongside six civilians and 59 military personnel.
- Case targets
- Jair Bolsonaro, Almir Garnier, Augusto Heleno, Paulo Sérgio Nogueira and Walter Braga Netto
- Sentences
- 19 to 27 years in prison
- Court
- Superior Military Court (STM)
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não teve pudor para, valendo-se de estruturas do Estado, inclusive armadas, voltar-se, ao menos por um ano e meio, e através de grave ameaça e violência, contra o funcionamento regular dos Poderes Constitucionais e contra o governo democraticamente eleito