Delight doesn’t understand intelligence and organized crime investigations, says Haddad | Policy

For ministers, in recent months federal agencies have demonstrated how effective integration with the police can be in combating organized crime by facilitating the economic “suffocation” of factions. According to Haddad, this type of work will be threatened by Delight’s “incitement.”

“With all due respect, we are going to lose this report because of the haste of the reporter, who is not someone who understands intelligence and investigations and is not someone who is familiar with organized crime investigations and intelligence,” he said.

The congressman is a member of the opposition party to the government of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and served as São Paulo’s public security secretary under Tarcisio de Freitas (Republican). Delight, a 2026 Senate candidate, resigned from his role to take over as project reporter.

The original report reported by the deputy was written by the federal government, which was unhappy with the changes proposed by Mr. Delight. The main point of contention was the equating of criminal organizations with terrorism, which, according to the government, could pose a risk to Brazil’s sovereignty, which was interpreted in part as a threat to the autonomy of the federal police.

The first version was criticized by the companies themselves, public security experts, and representatives of the Ministry of Public Affairs and the Federal Revenue Service, who were concerned about the loss of autonomy in their actions to combat tax crimes. On Tuesday, Haddad declared that the version championed by the congressman would “open the door to organized crime” in the country.

On Wednesday this week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer said there was no point in rushing the bill to a vote without consulting the government. He also reiterated that the report weakens state institutions such as the Federal Revenue Service and the Federal Police.