Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Brazil’s PGR opposes removing federal police chief from office
Brazil’s prosecutor-general’s office opposes suspending federal police chief Andrei Rodrigues and has sent its position to the Supreme Court.
It says there are no concrete grounds to keep the suspension in place, which was ordered by Justice André Mendonça.
The dispute began after a police report about messages involving Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was made public in a case concerning Banco Master.
The report’s messages indicated that the bank’s owner had asked Moraes to intervene with Rodrigues and the prosecutor-general over the investigation.
The prosecutor’s office says the material showed no evidence of personal surveillance of Mendonça and argues that the political party that sought Rodrigues’s removal lacks standing in the case.
Court president Edson Fachin has suspended the competing rulings, leaving Rodrigues in charge until the Supreme Court reviews the matter.
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office opposed removing Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues from office.
In a submission to the Supreme Federal Court, it said there was no concrete evidence to justify keeping the precautionary measure in place.
The dispute began after Justice André Mendonça ordered Rodrigues’s temporary removal on a request from the Novo party.
The court’s president suspended competing rulings on the removal and reinstatement, leaving Rodrigues in charge pending the court’s review.
The PGR also said Novo lacked standing to appeal because it was not a party to the criminal proceedings.
- Who
- Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office opposed removing Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues.
- What
- It told the Supreme Federal Court there were no concrete grounds to keep the precautionary removal in place.
- When
- The PGR sent its submission on Friday, October 9; the article was published October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.
- Why
- The PGR said the measure lacked concrete justification and could disrupt the Federal Police’s chain of command and investigations.
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office
Justice André Mendonça
Removal of Andrei Rodrigues
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office
The PGR said there were no concrete grounds to maintain the precautionary measure.
Justice André Mendonça
Mendonça ordered Rodrigues’s preventive removal after a request by the Novo party.
Evidence and justification
Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office
The PGR said the reports did not show evidence of personal surveillance or monitoring of Mendonça.
Justice André Mendonça
Mendonça said the reports revealed systematic and illegal monitoring of his work and that of other officials.
Alexandre de Moraes asked the Supreme Federal Court president to open an investigation into Mendonça over alleged abuse of power and favoritism.
Mendonça ordered the preventive removal of Andrei Rodrigues after a request from the Novo party.
Flávio Dino ordered Rodrigues’s reinstatement, and court president Edson Fachin suspended both rulings.
Fachin asked the PGR to state its position on the matter.
The PGR sent its submission to the Supreme Federal Court opposing Rodrigues’s removal.
- Federal Police chief
- Andrei Rodrigues
- PGR submission
- October 9, 2026
- Removal order
- André Mendonça ordered it on September 8
- Party requesting removal
- Novo
- Court president
- Edson Fachin
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What people are saying
The removal of the Director-General of the Federal Police affects the President of the Republic’s administrative choice of the head of a sensitive police agency, changes the Federal Police’s chain of command and, because of the potential disruption it entails, is capable of producing foreseeable effects on investigations and operations conducted nationwide.