Change of command at the Federal Police responds to pressure from politicians, says Mello Franco.
"After getting rid of the prosecutor who indicted him twice, Michel Temer will change the leadership of the Federal Police. The change responds to pressure from other politicians under suspicion and casts new doubts on the future of Lava Jato," writes Bernardo Mello Franco about the new head of the Federal Police, whose appointment was celebrated by those he will soon investigate.
247 - Columnist Bernardo Mello Franco draws attention this Thursday to the motivations behind the change of command in the Federal Police.
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"After getting rid of the prosecutor who indicted him twice, Michel Temer will change the leadership of the Federal Police. The change responds to pressure from other politicians under suspicion and casts new doubts on the future of Lava Jato."
Now the police will receive orders from Fernando Segóvia, a police chief with strong political connections. Among his patrons are notorious figures from the PMDB party and Minister Gilmar Mendes, known for his clashes with the Lava Jato corruption investigation.
Like Temer, Delegate Segóvia takes office promising not to act to "stop the bleeding" of Lava Jato. Even so, it's curious to see so many investigated individuals celebrating the choice of their new investigator.