Report used by Moraes to accuse Mendonça did not follow intelligence standards, association says

A report used by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to seek an investigation into fellow Justice André Mendonça did not follow the methodological standards of intelligence work, according to Intelis, an association of state intelligence professionals at Brazil’s intelligence agency Abin.

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probative value

The internal Federal Police report was used after Estadão revealed conversations between banker Daniel Vorcaro and Moraes. The document itself said it had no “probative value.” Intelis said the material published by the media did not match the standards set out in Brazil’s public intelligence doctrine.

That doctrine calls for a formal process to collect, assess, analyze, validate, and disseminate information. The aim is to ensure objectivity, consistency, and impartiality. “It is not, therefore, merely a compilation of information, conjectures, or opinions,” the association said.

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The content disclosed in the media does not present characteristics compatible with the methodological parameters established by the Doctrine of Intelligence Activity, a public document that guides the production of intelligence within the Brazilian Intelligence System.

The association also said intelligence reports should analyze relevant facts, situations, threats, risks, and scenarios for decision-makers. They should not replace criminal investigations or create evidence of authorship and materiality, which require specific procedural safeguards.

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It is not, therefore, merely a compilation of information, conjectures, or opinions.

The document used by Moraes carried no official Federal Police header and was not signed by a delegate. It cited anonymous accounts alleging that Mendonça had improperly sought to interfere with Federal Police plea-bargain agreements. It also claimed, without identifying the source, that Mendonça said he did not trust Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues. Supreme Court President Edson Fachin removed Moraes’s request from the fake news inquiry and asked the Prosecutor-General’s Office and Mendonça to respond, deepening a crisis described in the article as unprecedented within the court.

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It is not an instrument intended to replace investigative procedures or to create elements of authorship and materiality proper to criminal prosecution, an activity subject to specific procedural guarantees.