Moraes and Andrei Used a Parallel State to Harass Enemies

The article argues that Alexandre de Moraes and Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues used what it calls a parallel state to monitor enemies, expand their influence within government and, more recently, protect themselves from allegations involving banker Daniel Vorcaro.

Its starting point is a decision by Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça removing Rodrigues from his post. The decision cites George Orwell’s 1984, the dystopian novel about an authoritarian state that monitors citizens’ private lives and punishes alleged transgressions. The article also points to messages extracted from Vorcaro’s phone, including an appeal asking, “Couldn’t we reverse this with Paulo or Andrei?”

The text says Rodrigues attended a wine tasting hosted by Banco Master in 2024 with Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet and others. It argues that his involvement with Vorcaro had previously been minimized because Rodrigues did not appear on a list of large payments allegedly made by the banker to people across political and institutional spheres.

Mendonça’s decision, the article says, contains indications of an unofficial intelligence partnership with Moraes. One alleged target was Attorney General Jorge Messias, whom the purported spies reportedly viewed with suspicion, among other reasons because he shared the religion of the Supreme Court justice described as “terribly evangelical.”

The article presents as a provisional conclusion the possibility that Rodrigues led a scheme to collect information on opponents and share it with Moraes. It says the controversy intensified after Moraes, facing new revelations about his relationship with Vorcaro, released documents that should have remained secret in an effort to attack Mendonça. It also says the allegations against Mendonça, including formal irregularities and manipulation of leaks to influence this year’s elections, must be followed closely. The article warns against turning any participant in the dispute into a political faction’s new hero.

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Couldn’t we reverse this with Paulo or Andrei?