- A Supreme Court showdown escalated after Justice André Mendonça ordered the suspension of the federal police chief, a move backed by a majority of a five-member panel and likely to be contested.
- The dispute pits Mendonça against powerful Justice Alexandre de Moraes, has stirred protests and political polarization, and ties into investigations of Bolsonaro allies.
- The Lula government plans to appeal, calling the action an overreach and warning it could affect a razor‑tight presidential race between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro.
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