Overview
- On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Minister André Mendonça removed secrecy from a Federal Police report that includes messages attributed to banker Daniel Vorcaro and sent the file to the Supreme Court plenary.
- Prosecutor‑General Paulo Gonet ordered a Procedimento de Controle Externo da Atividade Policial to probe possible external interference in the PF report, saying the PGR was not informed of Mendonça’s instruction to police.
- The National Association of Federal Police Delegates (ADPF) asked Gonet to declare himself impeded and urged the PGR procedure to be archived, arguing investigators only executed a judicial order and should not be targeted.
- STF internal moves followed: the Superior Council of the MPF opened a separate review of mentions to Gonet and Minister Gilmar Mendes proposed barring police and military officers from serving as ministers’ advisers.
- A parallel electoral dispute has unfolded after Minister Cristiano Zanin alleged Deltan Dallagnol attached sealed bank and tax records to his candidacy filing, and Dallagnol’s defense asked the TRE‑PR to delay its review of his registration.