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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

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