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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Orders Removal of Federal Police Chief Amid Surveillance Dispute
Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca ordered the removal of Federal Police director-general Andrei Passos Rodrigues, accusing the force's intelligence branch of monitoring him for more than a month; a three-judge panel upheld the order the same day.
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca ordered the preventive removal of Federal Police director-general Andrei Passos Rodrigues and intelligence director Leandro Almada da Costa on Tuesday, saying the force's intelligence branch had monitored him for more than thirty days. Mendonca said police units produced at least six intelligence reports on him between August 3 and August 31.
The Supreme Court's Second Panel formed a 3-0 majority the same day to uphold the removal, and the government said it would appeal. The order came amid broader turmoil within Brazil's highest court: Justice Alexandre de Moraes has separately faced pressure to resign over alleged links to Daniel Vorcaro, a banker at the center of a bank collapse, after federal police documents made public showed Vorcaro repeatedly sought advice from someone authorities identified as de Moraes.
Key facts
- Justice Andre Mendonca ordered the removal of Federal Police director-general Andrei Passos Rodrigues and intelligence director Leandro Almada da Costa
- Mendonca said police intelligence monitored him for more than 30 days, producing at least six reports between August 3-31
- The Supreme Court's Second Panel voted 3-0 to uphold the removal; the government said it would appeal
- The dispute comes amid separate pressure on Justice Alexandre de Moraes over alleged links to a disgraced banker
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