Federal Police

Brazil’s federal police have formally accused 16 current and former employees of airline Voepass for the plane crash that occurred in 2024. The accident resulted in the deaths of 62 people.

Federal Police are examining R$2.342 billion in bank movements over eleven years in accounts belonging to Miguel Gutierrez, former Americanas CEO. A charge filed against him in March 2025 has not yet been accepted by the court.

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice André Mendonça authorized the Federal Police to investigate Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, the eldest son of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for influence-peddling and corruption. The probe is based on indications of illicit influence.

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has authorized a Federal Police investigation into Fabio Luis Lula da Silva, the eldest son of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, over suspected influence-peddling related to medicinal-cannabis commercialization.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a law on July 30, 2026, allocating a portion of regulated sports-betting revenue to a Federal Police fund. The fund primarily supports health programs for officers and their families.

Brazil is using forensic 'gold fingerprinting' at a specialized lab in Brasilia to trace the origin of gold samples and combat illegal mining in the Amazon, which threatens the rainforest and Indigenous communities. The method analyzes trace elements in gold to determine if it was illegally extracted from protected areas, aiding police in building cases against environmental crimes.

Brazil uses forensic science, including gold fingerprinting at the National Institute of Criminalistics in Brasilia, to trace gold's origin and combat illegal mining in the Amazon. The method analyzes trace elements like silver and copper to determine if gold was illegally mined in protected areas, aiding law enforcement in building cases against environmental crimes.

Brazil's Justice Mendonça authorized a Federal Police inquiry into the financing of the Dark Horse film about Jair Bolsonaro. The film is a biopic of the former Brazilian president.

Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes has scheduled senator Flávio Bolsonaro to testify on July 28 regarding a slander investigation. The inquiry examines whether Bolsonaro committed slander against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The German government has expanded the powers of its federal police, particularly in surveillance, AI, and drone defenses. Experts have raised concerns about potential constitutional challenges to these new powers.

A remote South Australian Indigenous community school is among 55 locations linked to Hamish Tait, who faces 329 child abuse charges. Federal police investigating Tait have expanded their probe to include the remote community where he worked.

Brazil's Federal Police launched Operation Emendatio, resulting in two preventive arrests and 21 search warrants in Rio de Janeiro. The Supreme Federal Court authorized a R$100 million ($19.9 million) asset freeze linked to a corruption scheme involving congressional earmarks.

A Brazilian banker hired a $1.5 million influencer campaign to attack the Brazil central bank after regulators blocked the sale of Banco Master. Federal police raided the adman responsible for the campaign.

Brazil’s Senate approved a provisional measure allocating 3% of the government’s betting tax to the Federal Police health fund, Funapol, starting in 2028. The transfer will phase in gradually, beginning with 1% in 2026 and increasing to 2% in 2027. The funding shift replaces a portion of a previously planned betting-tax increase that was initially earmarked for unspecified purposes.

Nigeria’s Senate approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces to address rising insecurity. The reform aims to decentralize policing, enabling states to handle local security while the federal police manage national issues like counterterrorism. The legislation, supported by the president and bipartisan lawmakers, requires approval from two-thirds of state assemblies due to constitutional changes.

Federal Police raided the home of Jaques Wagner, President Lula’s leader in the Senate, seizing $55,000 and €33,000 in cash. Wagner is the first member of Lula’s inner circle implicated in the bank scandal, with investigators suspecting undue influence.

Munich Airport halted all flight operations for over an hour on May 30 after a suspected drone intrusion near the airfield. The security shutdown began around 9:00 a.m. local time following pilot reports of a suspicious aerial object, prompting Federal Police to close both runways.

A high-speed train collided with a minibus carrying children in Buggenhout, Belgium, killing four people, including two children, and injuring five others. The minibus appeared to have driven through a closed railway crossing barrier, and the train, traveling at 120 kph, had no time to brake. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever expressed deep concern over the incident.

An Australian man was sentenced to nine years in jail for smuggling cocaine inside printers, with a total of 22.4kg of cocaine found concealed within their paper trays. The smugglers had attempted to transport the drugs by hiding them inside computer hardware. This is not an isolated incident, as authorities have previously discovered methamphetamine hidden inside laser printer toner cartridges and PC cases.