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Prerrogativas warns of an unprecedented crisis and asks Brazil’s Supreme Court to address PF chief’s removal

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

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  • Brazilian legal group Prerrogativas criticized an unprecedented crisis after Justice André Mendonça removed Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues.
  • The group called on the full Supreme Court to state its position on the decision.

The legal group Prerrogativas said Brazil is facing an “unprecedented crisis” after Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça removed Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues.

The group, which is aligned with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s government, issued a statement expressing concern over the decision.

Prerrogativas also called on the full bench of the Supreme Federal Court to take a position on Rodrigues’s removal.

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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.