President ordered the Ministry of Justice to notify about the return; the decision comes after a setback with the Trump administration
The president (PT) said this Thursday (April 23, 2026) that he ordered the Minister of Justice, Wellington César Lima e Silva, to notify delegates and agents who are outside the Federal Police to return to work. The exception, according to him, only applies to those who hold the position of Secretary of State.
“Those who are elsewhere pretending to be working and aren’t, will all have to return. We need to defeat organized crime”said during the opening of the Brasil na Mesa fair, at Embrapa Cerrados, in Planaltina (DF).
The day before, the president signed a decree. With the measure, the corporation will have all positions filled for the first time.
The statement was made after friction with the United States involving the corporation. The US Department of State, PF liaison officer at ICE, in Miami, for alleged attempts to manipulate the immigration system to circumvent extradition requests.
The episode is linked to , condemned by the STF for involvement in an attempted coup d’état.
In response, in Brazil based on the principle of reciprocity.
On the same agenda, Lula criticized the President of the United States, Donald Trump (Republican Party). “While Trump wants to make war, we want to teach the African people to make peace, producing food and enriching the world”these.