st few weeks, with suspicions of graft, political bias and police interference looming over several of its members. Dino recently clashed with Justice André Mendonca, who was appointed by Bolsonaro. On Tuesday, Mendonca removed federal police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues and the force's intelligence director, Leandro Almada, for allegedly leading illegal investigations against Mendonca. Then on Wednesday, Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts. Chief Justice Edson Fachin later suspended their opposing decisions. The chaos gripping the court stems from the collapse of Banco Master, a mid-sized bank worth up to $16 billion in assets, which was shut down last November after a sprawling investigation into a fraud scheme involving billions of reais. Banco Master's former CEO Daniel Vorcaro was arrested earlier this year. It has since emerged that he had links with many high-ranking politicians. They include Sen. Bolsonaro but also several Supreme Court justices, including Alexandre de Moraes who oversaw the case in which Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.  We are experiencing the most serious crisis in the history of the Supreme Court and certainly one of the most serious in our turbulent republican history,  said former ministers, economists, executives and the presidents of trade union federations on Sunday in a letter to Fachin published by local media.  Investigating the facts and holding accountable those who may have violated the law and the dignity of their positions are essential so that we can regain confidence in the institutions and preserve our democracy,  they added. ___ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america