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Mendonça’s Institute Signs Fiesp Training Deal While He Oversees Fiesp Cases at the Supreme Court

A new report details a partnership that pays the institute for courses through a discount program tied to the industry federation’s network.

Overview

  • Fiesp confirmed a 2024 educational agreement with Instituto Iter that gives member companies discounted access to courses, with the first class priced at R$1,500 per student.
  • The federation said 95 people are expected in the initial offering, which would generate about R$142,500 for the institute under the partnership.
  • Fiesp appears as amicus curiae in three cases under André Mendonça’s rapporteurship at Brazil’s Supreme Court, including a dispute over payroll taxes on transit and meal benefits.
  • Court records show Mendonça initially denied Fiesp’s amicus request on August 29, 2025, then reversed the decision about a month later to allow its participation.
  • Instituto Iter lists Integre—owned by André and Janey Mendonça—as its majority shareholder and is led by former education minister Victor Godoy; the institute says the minister only performs teaching activities, and both Iter and Fiesp reject any conflict of interest.