Brazil’s Justice Ministry has formally asked Federal Police director-general Andrei Rodrigues to explain the removal of delegates Daniel Mostardeiro Cola and Wedson Cajé Lopes from leadership roles in units dealing with corruption, financial crimes and money laundering.¹

Both accounts agree that the delegates had helped prepare reports concerning former banker Daniel Vorcaro’s contacts with Supreme Federal Court justices. Those materials referenced justices Alexandre de Moraes, Dias Toffoli and Kassio Nunes Marques, and the request for explanations arrived amid controversy over the reports being redrafted.¹

The central difference is in emphasis. One account frames the ministry’s letter as part of a wider institutional strain within the Federal Police, after its leadership ordered the documents rewritten on the grounds that they had not followed guidance set by Supreme Court president Edson Fachin.¹ The other highlights the police force’s procedural explanation: it reorganized the unit handling cases in higher courts into a general coordination, Cginq, while keeping delegate Victor Arruda de Oliveira in charge.²

The Federal Police said changes to leadership positions are “administrative decisions” and do not necessarily change the teams working on active inquiries. It also said it was preparing the report requested by Fachin on references to Supreme Court members in the Banco Master investigation.²

Senators have added another layer of scrutiny. The Senate Public Security Committee approved requests by Senator Alessandro Vieira to hear Justice Minister Wellington César Lima e Silva and Rodrigues, as well as invitations to the two delegates. Vieira initially sought a formal summons for the minister but converted it to an invitation after he indicated he would attend; the joint hearing with the Constitution and Justice Committee is scheduled for November 18.²

The hearings are expected to focus on the delegates’ removal, the rewriting of the reports and whether the changes affected the handling of the investigation.¹