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Novo says institutions are still breathing after court removes Federal Police chief

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

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

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Brazil’s Novo party praised Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça’s decision to remove Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues from office.
  • Party leader Eduardo Ribeiro said the ruling showed that institutions in Brasília were still functioning and called for Rodrigues’s removal to begin a broader effort to restore confidence in the justice system.
  • Novo has linked Rodrigues to banker Daniel Vorcaro and expects its criticism of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to help presidential candidate Romeu Zema, who currently polls below 5%.

Brazil’s Novo party said the institutions in Brasília are “still breathing” after Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça ordered the removal of Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues. Novo filed the action that led to the decision and described the ruling as “correct and courageous.”

“[It] showed that the institutions still breathe in Brasília,” national party president Eduardo Ribeiro said. He added that Rodrigues’s removal should be only the beginning of an effort to restore the credibility of Brazil’s justice system.

correct and courageous

· Eduardo RibeiroHe used the phrase to describe Justice André Mendonça’s decision to remove Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues.

Mendonça’s decision cited two filings submitted by Novo. In the first, dated Sept. 2, the party requested Rodrigues’s removal. The following day, it called for his arrest. Both filings referred to alleged close relations between the Federal Police chief and banker Daniel Vorcaro.

showed that the institutions still breathe in Brasília

· Eduardo RibeiroRibeiro said the ruling demonstrated that Brazil’s institutions were still functioning.

Novo has intensified its criticism of Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his allies in recent months. One of the central themes of Romeu Zema’s presidential campaign is criticism of “untouchables” in the Supreme Court and other branches of government.

“The Novo party will continue using every legal and political instrument at its disposal,” Ribeiro said. “The moment is serious, and history will not forgive those who remain silent.” The party hopes sharper attacks on Moraes will lift Zema’s support, which has remained below 5% in polling.

The Novo party will continue using every legal and political instrument at its disposal. The moment is serious, and history will not forgive those who remain silent.

· Eduardo RibeiroHe said Novo would continue its legal and political campaign against what it calls untouchables in the country’s institutions.
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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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