Rodrigo Bacellar will be transferred to prison in Rio

Bacellar was arrested in March, investigated as part of Operation Nail and Flesh, which investigates the leak of confidential information about a Federal Police action against former state deputy TH Joias, suspected of links with Comando Vermelho.

The confirmation of Bacellar's transfer comes one day after Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), ordered the release of Macário Júdice.

The judge had been in preventive detention since December 16, 2025. In Friday's decision (30), Moraes replaced the prison with precautionary measures, including the use of an electronic ankle bracelet and the seizure of his passport.

Macário's defense denies the accusations and claims that there was no need to keep the magistrate in prison.

"From the beginning, the defense understood that the arrest was unnecessary, that precautionary measures were sufficient. A claim that has now been recognized by the STF. During the investigation phase of the case, we are sure that we will prove the judge's innocence", said lawyer Patrick Berriel.

The lawyers also dispute the suspicion that Macário and Bacellar met at a steakhouse in Aterro do Flamengo, in the South Zone of Rio, in September 2025.

According to the defense, a survey of the two's cell phone antennas, requested by the Federal Police, indicated that they were not together that day. The defense also claims that the judge was not heard about the accusations.