Lula's government asked the Supreme Court to reverse the dismissal of the head of the Federal Police

The administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva filed an appeal with the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Tuesday, seeking to overturn the preventive suspension of Federal Police Director General Andrei Rodrigues. The government requested that the court’s president, Edson Fachin, immediately reverse the ruling issued by a magistrate that removed Rodrigues from his post.

This legal action represents an attempt by the executive branch to challenge a judicial decision affecting the leadership of the federal law enforcement agency. The case highlights a direct confrontation between the administration and a specific judicial mandate regarding the internal management of the police force.