Prosecutors Seek Interpol Red Notice as Former Hurb CEO Remains at Large

Overview

• Police and a court officer tried to execute the arrest warrant at his Barra da Tijuca mansion on January 9 but did not find him, with staff saying he has not appeared there since December 28.
• The national BNMP system lists the preventive arrest warrant as pending execution.
• The Rio court ordered preventive detention on January 7, citing repeated violations of electronic monitoring, including letting the ankle bracelet discharge.
• Mendes was detained at Jericoacoara airport on January 5 with a false document and a discharged monitor, then released after a custody hearing.
• The MPRJ asked for his inclusion on Interpol’s red list and for his passport to be blocked, while civil suits tied to Hurb’s consumer disputes remain unresolved.