Decision by Mendonça also removes delegate who investigated Marielle Franco's death

The decision by Supreme Court Minister André Mendonça to remove the Federal Police director-general, Andrei Rodrigues, also affected the corporation's Intelligence director, delegate Leandro Almada. Leandro Almada is the delegate responsible for conducting the investigations into the homicide of councilwoman Marielle Franco. The removal of the two Federal Police directors is part of the developments of the same judicial decision. The removal of Andrei Rodrigues and Leandro Almada from their positions occurs in the context of investigations into the Marielle Franco case.