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Lula reaffirms confidence in Andrei after preventive removal

Pt Noticias11 September 2026 at 01:40

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva publicly expressed his confidence in the director-general of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues. The statement comes after Andrei's preventive removal from his duties.

In the interview in which he defended the delegate, Lula highlighted the competence and work carried out by Andrei Rodrigues in Brazilian public security.

The president's position reinforces support for the head of the Federal Police amid the controversy over the preventive removal, which generated repercussions in the national political landscape.

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