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Brazil Supreme Court judge suspends police chief over alleged spying against him

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça ordered the preventive suspension of Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues and intelligence chief Leandro Almada da Costa.
  • Mendonça cited indications of systematic and illegal monitoring of himself and Attorney General Jorge Messias.
  • The decision deepens a crisis at Brazil's top court linked to the case involving jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro and alleged dealings with senior officials.

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has escalated an unprecedented crisis at the country's highest court by suspending the head of the Federal Police over alleged spying against him.

Justice André Mendonça ordered the preventive removal of Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues, as well as the agency's intelligence chief, Leandro Almada da Costa. Official sources reported the decision, which appears in a 33-page ruling obtained by EFE.

Mendonça, who is overseeing the investigation into jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro and his alleged dealings with senior authorities, said there were indications of “systematic monitoring” that was illegal. He said the surveillance targeted him and Attorney General Jorge Messias.

The ruling comes as tensions intensify within the Supreme Court over the proximity of some justices to Vorcaro. The banker is imprisoned in connection with a multimillion-dollar fraud case. Mendonça's decision further widens the open conflict at Brazil's highest judicial institution.

systematic monitoring

· André MendonçaThe Supreme Court justice used the phrase in his ruling to describe alleged illegal surveillance of himself and Attorney General Jorge Messias.
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