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Mendonça says he was illegally monitored in decision removing federal police chief

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

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  • Brazilian Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça said Federal Police intelligence systematically monitored him illegally.
  • He cited the alleged surveillance in a decision removing Andrei Rodrigues as Federal Police chief and compared the situation with George Orwell’s dystopian novel "1984."

André Mendonça says he was the target of systematic, illegal surveillance by the Federal Police intelligence service. The Supreme Court justice cited that allegation in a decision removing Andrei Rodrigues from command of the Federal Police.

In the decision issued Tuesday, Mendonça described the alleged conduct as "spying" and said it resembled the scenario imagined by George Orwell in his dystopian novel "1984."

spying

· André MendonçaThe justice used the term in his decision to describe the alleged systematic monitoring.
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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo 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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