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Rio Police Chief Quits to Run for Congress and Castro Removes 11 Secretaries for 2026 Election

The departures comply with Brazil’s six-month disincompatibility rule before the vote.

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O secretário de Polícia Civil, Felipe Curi (à esquerda), e o secretário de Segurança do Rio, Victor Santos (à direita)
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Overview

  • At a Lide event in Copacabana, Felipe Curi said he will leave the Civil Police to run for the Chamber of Deputies, arriving with Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
  • Governor Cláudio Castro formalized in the state’s Diário Oficial the exoneration of 11 secretaries who plan to run in 2026, presenting replacements to ensure continuity.
  • Delmir da Silva Gouvea, previously Curi’s chief of staff, was designated to lead the Civil Police after Curi’s exit.
  • Curi defended the force’s impartiality and rejected claims of political interference in recent operations, including the arrest of councilor Salvino Oliveira.
  • He filed a civil defamation suit in the 6th Civil Court of Jacarepaguá against lawyer Flávia Pinheiro Fróes over allegations that a 2025 anti-drug raid was politically orchestrated and corrupt, accusations he disputes.