The National Association of Federal Police Delegates (ADPF) criticized the removal of two delegates from leadership roles in the area of combating corruption at the Federal Police and stated that the episode could represent a threat to the autonomy of those responsible for investigations.
The removal occurred one day after the conclusion of reports about the involvement of ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) with former banker Daniel Vorcaro.
In a note, the entity questions the circumstances of the removals and the decision to redo reports produced by the PF on mentions of ministers of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) found in the investigations of the Master case.
According to the corporation's interlocutors, the PF will redo the reports, which will be individualized on all STF ministers who have been cited, and not just Alexandre de Moraes, Kassio Nunes Marques and Dias Toffoli.
ADPF is an association created to represent and defend the prerogatives, autonomy and interests of PF delegates. The association also works in the debate on bills and in legal cases related to the category.
"The ADPF considers the episode especially serious due to the precedent it may represent. The possibility of retaliation against delegates due to the people mentioned in the investigations sends a worrying message to the career and threatens one of the fundamental pillars of the Federal Police: the autonomy of its police authorities to investigate, regardless of who those involved are", it says in a note.
Delegates Daniel Cola and Wedson Cajé were removed from their duties at the General Coordination for the Repression of Corruption, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering the day after the reports were completed. The documents were prepared at the request of the president of the STF, Edson Fachin.
The reports brought together quotes from ministers Dias Toffoli, Alexandre de Moraes and Kassio Nunes Marques and presented facts with signs of crime, without attributing responsibility to the ministers.
The ADPF states that the justifications presented by the Federal Police so far are "insufficient" to explain both the removals and the decision to redo the documents.
The entity states that it does not contest the prerogative of the PF management to replace those occupying management positions, but that changes cannot occur due to legal differences between those responsible for investigations and the organization's management.
According to the association, it is up to the delegates responsible for the procedures to define the conduct of investigations, within the legal responsibilities of each authority.
The ADPF also states that it would not be up to the general director of the PF to interfere in the content or determine the reformulation of documents prepared in the exercise of judicial police activity.
"The episode also highlights, in the entity's assessment, a recurring stance of the current management of the Federal Police, marked by acts that contradict principles historically observed by the institution, such as respect for the conduct of investigations by their respective presidents and the necessary distance between management and judicial police activity."
Federal Police will redo the reports with references to members of the Supreme Court. According to the corporation's interlocutors interviewed by the report, the PF's assessment is that the previous documents did not follow the criteria defined by the president of the STF, minister Edson Fachin.
The reports will be individualized on all STF ministers who have been cited, and not just Alexandre de Moraes, Kassio Nunes Marques and Dias Toffoli. Valdo Cruz's blog showed that there are also mentions of ministers André Mendonça, Luiz Fux and Gilmar Mendes.
The new reports will present references to ministers in exchanges of messages with former banker Daniel Vorcaro and the contexts in which they appear, with information such as the identity of the interlocutor, the date and time of the conversation.
To respect the criteria defined by Fachin, the reports will not provide any type of analysis on the content of these messages.
In a note published this Monday (9), the PF stated that it does not comment on personnel management acts and said that exemptions from trust functions are based on criteria of "administrative convenience and opportunity".
The corporation also stated that the changes in leadership do not alter the teams responsible for ongoing investigations, including those related to Compliance Zero and Sem Desconto operations.
