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Fux to put Mendonça's decision on Federal Police leadership before Second Panel today

From Estadão · () Portuguese

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

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  • Justice André Mendonça's decision to temporarily remove Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues and intelligence director Leandro Almada da Costa is expected to go before the Supreme Court's Second Panel on Tuesday.
  • Panel president Luiz Fux is likely to schedule an extraordinary virtual hearing for immediate review by the five-member group.
  • The case followed the circulation of an unsigned Federal Police intelligence report that Alexandre de Moraes used against Mendonça in the Fake News Inquiry, prompting accusations of institutional surveillance.

Brazil's Supreme Court is set to examine Justice André Mendonça's decision to temporarily remove the Federal Police director-general and intelligence director. According to Estadão's reporting, Second Panel president Luiz Fux is expected to place the matter on an extraordinary virtual docket for immediate consideration.

The panel also includes Justices Gilmar Mendes, Dias Toffoli and Nunes Marques. The decision concerns Andrei Rodrigues, director-general of the Federal Police, and Leandro Almada da Costa, the corporation's intelligence director.

The dispute emerged after Justice Alexandre de Moraes used a Federal Police intelligence report to accuse Mendonça in the Fake News Inquiry. The document was unsigned and lacked official letterhead. It also expressly stated that it had no evidentiary value.

totally irregular

· National Association of Federal Police DelegatesThe association's description of the intelligence report in an interview with O Estado de S. Paulo.

The report's production revealed the use of the police intelligence service to monitor authorities, triggering a strong response from the National Association of Federal Police Delegates. In an interview with O Estado de S. Paulo, the association called the document “totally irregular” and said it should not have been produced or circulated outside the Federal Police.

Mendonça cited institutional spying when he ordered the suspension of the police leadership. He said unlawful monitoring and targeted data collection against members of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General's Office violated the independence of the branches of government and the democratic rule of law.

institutional spying

· André MendonçaMendonça's characterization of the alleged monitoring and targeted data collection.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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