Brazil STF Justice Gilmar Mendes challenges removal of PF chief, cites election impact

Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes argues that the removal of Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues should be decided by the full plenary, not the Second Panel, and warns that Justice André Mendonça's decision could unbalance the electoral dispute. Mendes suspended the panel's judgment with a request for review, escalating a judicial conflict with potential implications for the upcoming election.