The defense of the couple accused of harassing Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), at the airport in Rome, Italy, in 2023, presented a request for retraction before the Court.
In July of this year, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) denounced the couple Roberto Mantovani Filho and Andrea Mantovani and their son-in-law, Alex Zanatta, to the STF for the crimes of libel and slander.
According to the prosecution, the accused offended Moraes with insults such as “criminal”, “bought”, “communist”, “thief” and “election fraudster”. The crimes occurred when the minister, his wife and their three children were in the airport departure lounge.
In the request sent to the Supreme Court, the lawyers report that the defendants want to recant with the victims.
The request will be analyzed by Minister Dias Toffoli, rapporteur of the case.
Recantation in cases of crimes against honor is a legal strategy permitted by criminal law to end the process before issuing a sentence. If the retraction is not accepted by the relator, the accused will go to trial and may be convicted.
There is no deadline for Dias Toffoli to decide the issue.
*Brazil Agency
