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Mercadante defends Brazil’s federal police chief and calls questions ‘unacceptable’

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

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At a glance

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  • BNDES President Aloizio Mercadante defended Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues after messages involving former banker Daniel Vorcaro and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes were disclosed.
  • Mercadante, who acts as an informal adviser to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called the questions about Rodrigues unacceptable.

Aloizio Mercadante came to the defense of Brazil’s federal police chief, Andrei Rodrigues, after messages between former banker Daniel Vorcaro and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes were made public.

Mercadante, president of the Brazilian Development Bank, acts as an informal adviser to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He said questions raised about Rodrigues were “unacceptable.”

The statement places a senior figure linked to Lula’s government behind the Federal Police chief as scrutiny grows around the disclosed exchanges.

Unacceptable

· Aloizio MercadanteMercadante’s characterization of the questions raised about Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues.
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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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