The director general of, Andrei Passos, ignored his own performance in the case () by exalting on Monday (28) the discretion with which the agency discloses its operations.
In an interview on the program,, Passos said on two occasions that the PF, under its management, interrupted the practice of conducting collective interviews after operations. However, there were at least three meetings of authorities with the press to talk about the councilwoman’s case, two with the participation of Andrei.
“The Federal Police today is a police who do not make a press conference. It is a police that do not pre-regulate anyone, who does not expose the investigated people,” said Andrei.
Sought to comment, the Federal Police did not respond to Sheet.
The director general participated in two collective interviews on the case. The first was in July 2023, when on charges of assisting the preparation of murder.
The interview was granted alongside the then Minister of Justice, who from former PM Élcio de Queiroz, convicted of participating in the ambush.
Andrei also participated in the press conference alongside the minister (justice) to have the councilwoman kill in 2024. Days earlier, the minister himself had announced the approval of former PM’s award-winning collaboration, confessed murderer of the councilwoman, in.
The defense in the discretion of the corporation during Roda Viva was a form of the director general to seek to differentiate the action of the body under its administration compared to the period, when delegates used to speak to the press about the following phases.
“Today’s Federal Police do not do pre-consenting press conference, pre-jerking anyone. No powerpoints pointing out responsible for operations already pre-considering people,” he said on the show.
Andrei addressed the issue when asked about investigations against former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and the possible reduction of inquiries against. He was not asked about the Marielle case in the program.
The PF’s performance in the inquiry about the death of the councilwoman also contradicts another speech by Andrei in defense of the discretion of the PF.
“We arrested more than 9,000 people in the act alone in 2024. We served more than 2,000 arrest warrants in 2024 alone. And you didn’t see the image of any of these handcuffed people being conducted. […] This is a change of communication profile, which goes through police values, ethical efficiency, integrity, innovation and impartiality. These are our values that guide our investigations, “he said.
However, four accused were photographed by the handcuffed press when they landed from Federal Police aircraft: Domingos Brazão, Chiquinho Brazão and Rivaldo Barbosa, accused of being the mastermind of the crime, and Suel.
The Marielle case investigation has been criticized due to the absence of corroboration of central sections of Lessa’s denunciation, such as the former PM’s meetings with brothers Domingos and Chiquinho Brazão and their connection with the delegate Rivaldo Barbosa.
The (Supreme Federal Court) considered the evidence sufficient to accept the complaint against them. The criminal action is in the final phase of instruction, after the conclusion of the testimonies of whistleblowers, witnesses and accused.
Andrei stated at Roda Viva, without direct reference to the Marielle case, that the award -winning denunciation is just a means of proof that requires confirmation with independent evidence. “It’s not the guy to get there, to sit down, to report. He collaborated and we report the inquiry and indicate. No.”
The elucidation of the Marielle case was a flag of President Lula during the 2022 campaign, in which he faced Bolsonaro. The petista accused the former president of hindering the participation of the PF in the investigation and the conclusion of the investigation.
