Man who broke historic clock on January 8th leaves prison

The man who broke the historic clock at the Planalto Palace during the coup acts on January 8, 2023, left prison in Minas Gerais and will serve his 17-year sentence in a semi-open regime. The information was confirmed by the Court of Justice of Minas Gerais in a note.

According to the statement sent to different media outlets, Antônio Cláudio Alves Ferreira will not be monitored by an electronic ankle bracelet at this time, since there is a lack of such equipment in the state. According to the TJ, he will be on a waiting list for the equipment.

Despite this, the order that allowed him to progress from the regime to semi-open regime provides that he must remain in his own home, full-time. If he receives a job offer, the court may authorize him to also work professionally in the future. For now, the Bolsonaro supporter will not be able to leave Uberlândia, where he lives, under any circumstances.

Remember the case

Antônio Cláudio Alves Ferreira was caught on January 8 breaking a 17th century clock on display at the Planalto Palace. The work, brought by Dom João VI to Brazil in 1808, is made of tortoise shell and a type of bronze that has not been manufactured for decades.

He was tried in the Supreme Federal Court in June 2024 and sentenced to 17 years in prison for five crimes: violent abolition of the Democratic State of Law, coup d'état, armed criminal association, qualified damage and deterioration of listed heritage.

The piece broken by the Bolsonaro supporter was restored in Switzerland and, in January of this year, was once again displayed in the presidential office at the Planalto Palace.

Watch damaged by Bolsonaro supporter was recovered – Photo: Marcelo Camargo / Agência Brasil