# Brazil Supreme Court rift deepens as justice suspends federal police chief

https://mins.news/en/item/50379

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 20:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/8/brazil-supreme-court-rift-deepens-as-justice-suspends-federal-police-chief?traffic_source=rss

> Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Andre Mendonca suspended Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues and intelligence chief Leandro Almada, accusing them of producing six illegal reports on justices’ activities. The government may challenge the decision, drawing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration into a political fight ahead of the October presidential election.

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