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Lula claims Federal Police delegates assigned to other agencies are 'pretending to work'

2 sources · 24 Apr 2026

Lula said yesterday that he ordered the recall of Federal Police delegates assigned to other agencies because they are 'pretending to work'. The National Association of Delegates responded, defending that the 53 assigned delegates perform strategic functions. The association said the president's statements weaken the security debate.

The Federal Police has 53 delegates assigned to other branches of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial powers, representing less than 3% of the total in activity. The federal government had promised to create the National Fund for Combating Criminal Organizations (FUNCOC), which would allocate resources confiscated from crime to public security funding.

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Lula stated that assigned delegates are 'pretending to work' and ordered them to return

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53 delegates are assigned to other agencies, representing less than 3% of the total

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ADPF stated that the declarations weaken the security debate and called for less propaganda and more concrete actions

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ADPF demands the creation of the National Fund to Combat Criminal Organizations

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Lula announced the appointment of one thousand staff members to the Federal Police on Wednesday

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Silence from: jc.uol.com.br
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In the last three years, 104 delegates joined the Federal Police and 50 left the position

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Reported by: jc.uol.com.br
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The number of Federal Police exam applicants dropped from 321 thousand in 2021 to 218 thousand in 2025

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