Overclean Probe’s 9th Phase Targets Deputy Félix Mendonça Jr. as STF Freezes R$24 Million

Overview

• Federal Police executed nine search-and-seizure warrants in the Federal District and Bahia, including at the deputy’s functional apartment in Brasília.
• The Supreme Federal Court authorized the actions and ordered a R$24 million asset freeze to stop suspected illicit flows and secure potential reparations.
• Agents seized Félix Mendonça Júnior’s cellphone for forensic analysis, according to his office, which says he has cooperated with investigators.
• Authorities investigate alleged crimes including criminal organization, corruption, peculato, procurement fraud and money laundering, with the network estimated to have moved about R$1.4 billion.
• Félix Mendonça Júnior denies wrongdoing, says he never negotiated the execution of amendments and criticizes the probe’s pace, as Bahia governor Jerônimo Rodrigues publicly expresses confidence in the lawmaker.