Federal Police Justifies Removal of Delegates from Master Case to Ministry of Justice
The Federal Police alleges breach of trust to remove delegates who produced reports on STF ministers in the Banco Master case. Understand the crisis.
TL;DR
- Two Federal Police delegates investigating the Banco Master case have been formally recommended for removal.
- The justification for removal is a breach of trust due to delegates submitting reports mentioning STF ministers without prior consultation.
- The Federal Police leadership claims there was an agreement to discuss reports involving STF ministers before their official submission.
- The removed delegates' reports allegedly included analyses beyond the scope requested by the STF President.
- The National Association of Federal Police Delegates expressed concern over potential interference in investigations involving high-ranking officials.
- The director-general of the Federal Police resigned from the association after over twenty years.
- A new team will redo the investigation, focusing on descriptive reports and including all cited magistrates from the STF and STJ.
- The Minister of Justice and the PF Director will provide clarification to the Senate on November 18th.