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Brazil's police chief alleges partisan influence in investigators' association

Andrei Rodrigues has left the ADPF amid disagreements over its political role and handling of the Banco Master investigation, according to a television report.

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The departure of Brazil's Federal Police chief from an association representing its investigators has exposed a dispute over political influence inside the force.

CNN Brasil, a Brazilian news broadcaster, reports that Director-General Andrei Rodrigues told interlocutors the National Association of Federal Police Delegates, known as ADPF, had come under the control of a radical far-right group. The reporting is credited to political analyst Caio Junqueira.

According to the report, Rodrigues believes the association is defending the political interests of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro and seeking to influence the selection of the next Federal Police director-general. These are Rodrigues' reported concerns, not findings established by the broadcast.

The complaints extend beyond the leadership question. The presenter says Rodrigues criticized the association for failing to defend regional police chiefs on pay matters, targeting the police academy's director over uniforms and remaining silent during political attacks on the force.

Another point of disagreement concerns an association statement about the Banco Master investigation and the preparation of a report mentioning justices of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court. According to the broadcast, Rodrigues described that statement as dishonest and untruthful. The segment does not establish wrongdoing by the justices mentioned.

The association gives a different account of his departure: its representatives say Rodrigues left without explaining his reasons or submitting formal complaints. That response closes the report, leaving a clear distinction between the concerns attributed to the police chief and what the association says it received from him.