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STF upholds Rodrigues and Almada removals on injunction

9/9/2026

Summary

Story summary

Supreme Court Minister André Mendonça ordered removal of Andrei Rodrigues and intelligence director Leandro Almada on 8 September 2026.
The Novo Party sought Rodrigues’s ouster after a 200-page report linked him to banker Vorcaro’s phone.
Attorney General Jorge Messias asked President Luiz Edson Fachin to suspend the injunction, citing executive appointment rights.
STF’s second panel, with ministers Mendonça, Luiz Fux and Kassio Nunes Marques, voted to keep Rodrigues’s removal.

History

Historical Context

In 1992 the Chamber of Deputies opened impeachment of President Fernando Collor de Mello, and the Senate later convicted him with 441 votes, barring him from office for eight years. On 8 September 2026 STF minister André Mendonça led a vote confirming the removal of Justice Andrei Rodrigues, echoing the 1992 precedent of judicial checks on powerful officials.

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Story summary

Supreme Court Minister André Mendonça ordered removal of Andrei Rodrigues and intelligence director Leandro Almada on 8 September 2026.
The Novo Party sought Rodrigues’s ouster after a 200-page report linked him to banker Vorcaro’s phone.
Attorney General Jorge Messias asked President Luiz Edson Fachin to suspend the injunction, citing executive appointment rights.
STF’s second panel, with ministers Mendonça, Luiz Fux and Kassio Nunes Marques, voted to keep Rodrigues’s removal.

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