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Bolsonaro Taps Family Friend as Brazil Top Cop; Supreme Court OKs Probe

Reuters

   BRASILIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday named a family
   friend to head the federal police, days after his justice minister quit
   and accused the president of meddling in law enforcement for political
   motives.

   The controversy over the appointment and allegations by outgoing
   minister Sergio Moro of improper interference in the police force
   triggered talk of impeachment and a criminal investigation approved by
   the Supreme Court, distracting from the coronavirus epidemic that has
   killed 5,017 people in Brazil, hundreds more than in China.

   The government's official gazette confirmed the appointment of new
   federal police chief Alexandre Ramagem, 48, who took charge of the
   president's security after he was stabbed on the campaign trail in
   2018. The selection comes amid investigations of alleged wrongdoing by
   Bolsonaro's sons.

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