The ministers Luiz Fux and André Mendonça, from the Supreme Federal Court, accused the Federal Police of operating a "parallel police," but presented no evidence or facts to support this accusation. The article points out that Fux did not give concrete examples at any point to substantiate his allegation. Mendonça, who supported the accusations made by Fux, also offered no evidence to corroborate the thesis of a police force acting outside legal parameters.
André Mendonça expressed distrust regarding the Federal Police, however his position was based precisely on investigations conducted by the very institution he was questioning. In other words, the minister used as an argument what the Federal Police itself had investigated, which constitutes a contradiction in his discourse.
The full content of the article was restricted to subscribers, who needed to access the link and register to have access to the complete information. The accusation of the two ministers was interpreted by the publication as an unfounded attack against the institution.
