Gilmar Mendes praises CNMP decision on Gonet and criticizes Mendonça over police director's removal

On Saturday, September 26, 2026, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes praised the National Council of the Public Ministry's decision to reject an investigation into Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, calling it a confirmation of Gonet's integrity. Mendes also criticized Justice André Mendonça for temporarily removing Federal Police director Andrei Rodrigues, a decision later reversed by court president Edson Fachin. Mendes argued that these incidents highlight the problem of hasty individual decisions and reiterated his support for applying the guarantee judge concept to the Supreme Court. The CNMP's decision was made by a five-to-four vote, with the decisive vote from Nicolao Dino.