Brazil Supreme Court Removes Federal Police Chief, Lula Appeals the Decision
Lula’s solicitor-general says the ruling lacks jurisdiction, while 11 federal police directors offered resignations after the removals.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian Supreme Court Judge André Mendonca dismissed on Tuesday from office the head of the country's federal police and the institution's intelligence officer, which deepens the...
The National Association of Delegates of the Federal Police (ADPF) criticized on Tuesday the decision of the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court André Mendonça to remove in a "monocratic" way the general director of the corporation, Andrei Rodrigues, and the director of Intelligence, Leandro Almada. In a note, the association stated that the moment is of "serious institutional crisis" and defended that the decision is evaluated by the plenary …
Judge André Mendonça displaced the director of the Federal Police, Andrei Passos Rodrigues, and the head of intelligence. Eleven leaders of the force resigned in rejection of the measure, which the Prosecutor’s Office described as an institutional violation. Read more
The sanction measure also covers the head of intelligence of the agency and takes place in the middle of the scandal of the 'Banco Master' case.
Judge André Mendonca dismissed the head of the federal police and the institution's intelligence officer after accusing them of leading an organization that allegedly produced six illegal reports on the magistrate's activities, nominated by Jair Bolsonaro
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