Lula cannot transfer the PF crisis to the future Ministry of Public Security, say advisors

Presidential advisors assess that the president cannot "carry" the current PF crisis into the Ministry of Public Security, which will be created later this year as a promise to solve a problem that is at the top of Brazilians' concerns, insecurity in Brazilian cities.

The design of the future Ministry of Public Security has both the Federal Police and the Federal Highway Police in its organizational chart.

The future minister, to be chosen by Lula upon his return from his international trip to participate in COP31, will be heard about the command of the PF.

The PT member has full confidence in the current general director, André Passos Rodrigues, who is being targeted by attacks from a wing of the PF itself because of the Banco Master investigations.

Tensions rose after the PF leadership decided to change command of the investigations into the Master case, following the preparation of reports on the involvement of STF ministers with banker Daniel Vorcaro.

Andrei Rodrigues claims that the delegates who were removed did not follow the instructions to include all the ministers mentioned in the messages on the banker's cell phone.

The dismissed delegates claim that the problem was the content of the reports on ministers Alexandre de Moraes, Dias Toffoli and Nunes Marques.

According to advisors, Lula will not, in any way, "abandon" Andrei Rodrigues. If he does not remain in command of the Federal Police, he will have to be transferred to another position, which could even be a role as international attaché.

Lula, however, has not yet made this definition and will do so this year. On the other hand, the possibility of Andrei being appointed to command the Ministry of Security lost momentum.

In addition to the PF, Lula will also have to decide whether to bring the Financial Activities Control Council (Coaf), responsible for producing reports on suspected movements of atypical and illicit resources in the financial system, to the new Ministry of Public Security.

The team participating in the design of the new portfolio assesses that, in order to have effective action to financially stifle organized crime, it would be important to remove Coaf from the Central Bank and take it to the new ministry.