Lula tries to contain crisis between Mendonça and the director-general of the PF and defends meeting to reduce rough edges
oglobo27 August 2026 at 16:21
President Lula asked the director-general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, to meet with Supreme Court Justice André Mendonça to reduce the institutional tension between the two. The crisis arises amid investigations conducted by Mendonça involving the president's son, Lulinha, as well as the Dark Horse case related to Bolsonaro, the Master case, and the INSS scandal. Lula's allies express concern about the high electoral potential of these investigations during the presidential campaign.
Paulo Raimundo accused the Government of "throwing mud at the wall" regarding the promise not to touch Social Security during this legislation, considering that promise "is worth nothing".
Chega challenged the PS to make the party's proposals to lower VAT on fuels and the food basket viable, in a dynamic of political opposition regarding fiscal measures.
José Luís Carneiro again demanded a clear position from the prime minister guaranteeing that Social Security will not be privatized, reinforcing his opposition to any possibility of opening the Social Security system to the private sector.
The president of Chega, Ventura, today criticized the Government's inaction regarding the problems caused by storm Kristin, pointing particularly to the roads that remain closed without viable alternatives having been created for the affected population.
