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Supreme Court Crisis Deepens as Justice Mendonça Orders Removal of Federal Police Chief

A single-judge decision by Justice André Mendonça to remove Brazil’s Federal Police director-general has sparked an institutional crisis, forcing the STF President to intervene.

By Eleanor Shaw

Published Sep 11, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC

Supreme Court Crisis Deepens as Justice Mendonça Orders Removal of Federal Police Chief — Source: Luis Macedo/Câmara dos Deputados / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

A single-judge decision by Justice André Mendonça to remove Brazil’s Federal Police director-general has sparked an institutional crisis, forcing the STF President to intervene.

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