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Justice Flavio Dino Orders Immediate Reinstatement of Police Chiefs
9/9/2026
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- Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino ordered the immediate reinstatement of Federal Police chief Andrei Rodrigues.
- The order also reinstated Federal Police intelligence chief Leandro Almada.
- Justice Andre Mendonca had suspended Rodrigues and Almada the day before.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes sought an investigation of Mendonca for alleged abuse of authority.
- Supreme Court Justice Flavio Dino warned suspensions could harm investigations and barred new measures against Andrei Rodrigues or Leandro Almada.
