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Lula ignores PF chief's removal in first public appearance after Mendonça's decision

From Estadão · () Portuguese

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  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not mention Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça's order removing Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues during a public event.
  • Lula instead defended a "middle ground" between environmentalists and groups seeking more flexible environmental rules, including in a discussion of the BR-319 highway.
  • The Attorney General's Office is weighing an exceptional appeal against the removal order after a Supreme Court panel formed a majority to uphold Mendonça's injunction.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva chose not to address the crisis involving Brazil's Supreme Court and Federal Police during his first public appearance after Justice André Mendonça ordered the removal of Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues.

Speaking at an event at the Planalto Palace on the demarcation of conservation units, Lula delivered a roughly 13-minute speech focused on finding a "middle ground" between environmentalists and sectors that favor loosening environmental rules. He described the dispute over the BR-319 highway, which links Manaus and Porto Velho, as an often "insane fight" between the two sides. He said the government had insisted that it was possible to find a way forward with the project.

middle ground

· Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLula used the phrase while discussing a balance between environmentalists and supporters of more flexible environmental rules.

Lula did not mention Mendonça's order or the broader dispute between the justice and Justice Alexandre de Moraes. He also did not answer reporters' questions on the matter when he moved from the third floor, where his office is located, to the second-floor event hall. Journalists did not have access to the president's exit to press the questions further.

insane fight

· Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLula used the phrase to describe the dispute between environmentalists and groups favoring changes to environmental rules over the BR-319 highway.

The Attorney General's Office plans to challenge Mendonça's decision, according to the article. It is considering a suspension of the injunction, a separate appeal that would be reviewed directly by the Supreme Court's president, Edson Fachin, rather than by the justice handling the original case.

That route could allow the government to avoid the Supreme Court's Second Panel, which has already formed a majority in favor of keeping Mendonça's injunction in place. The article describes the suspension mechanism as an exceptional tool that the court rarely uses to block decisions by its own justices. Lula had met with Justice Minister Wellington César and Attorney General Jorge Messias earlier Tuesday to discuss the government's response, but kept his afternoon ceremony on conservation units despite the turmoil.

that it was possible to find a way

· Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaLula said the government had insisted that the BR-319 project could move forward through a compromise.
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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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