Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino has indefinitely upheld the removal of Macapá's vice-mayor Mário Neto under investigation for bid-rigging and embezzlement of health funds. The decision maintains suspension of multiple officials and prohibits their access to public buildings, citing risk of interference with investigations into Operation Paroxysm, which focuses on alleged contract manipulation and misappropriation of R$70 million in health sector funds.

A Federal Police operation targeting Senator Ciro Nogueira of the Progressive Party and the Senate's rejection of Jorge Messias's nomination to Brazil's Supreme Court signal escalating political conflict between President Lula and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with broader stakes for the judiciary and separation of powers.