Brazil’s Supreme Court Shakes Up Leadership, Widening a Courtroom Crisis
Justice Mendonça’s move to oust the federal police chief and the head of the intelligence service deepens a rift with fellow Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who sentenced Bolsonaro to prison last year. The decision follows revelations that Moraes sought Vorcaro’s legal counsel, fueling political backlash and renewed calls for Moraes’s resignation, while protesters and Bolsonaro supporters frame the development as a reassertion of police autonomy amid Brazil’s broader political clash.