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Federal Police Launch 9th Phase of Overclean, Targeting Deputy Félix Mendonça Júnior

Investigators describe a scheme that steered amendments to rigged municipal contracts, with inflated prices funding laundered kickbacks.

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Deputado Félix Mendonça, da Bahia, é um dos alvos dos mandados de busca e apreensão da 9ª fase da Operação Overclean.

Overview

  • Nine search warrants were executed in Bahia and the Federal District, including the deputy’s functional apartment in Brasília, under orders from the Supreme Federal Court with support from the CGU and Federal Revenue.
  • The court froze R$ 24 million in accounts tied to suspects to halt suspected illicit flows and preserve assets for potential reimbursement to the public purse.
  • Police allege the deputy relied on his then-parliamentary secretary, Marcelo Chaves, to negotiate releases of funds, collect illegal payments from mayors, and distribute proceeds.
  • Those under investigation may face charges of criminal organization, active and passive corruption, embezzlement, bid fraud in public contracts, and money laundering, according to the PF.
  • The long-running probe began in December 2024, with investigators estimating about R$ 1.4 billion moved and at least R$ 271.7 million previously blocked across earlier phases.