André Mendonça

André Mendonça
André Mendonça
Minister of Justice and Public Security
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 April 2020
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Sérgio Moro
Attorney General of the Union
	In office; 1 January 2019 – 28 April 2020
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Grace Mendonça
Succeeded by	José Levi do Amaral
Personal details
Born	André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça; 27 December 1972; Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater	Law School, Bauru University Center (LL.B.); South American Theological College (BTh);

André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça (born 27 December 1972) is a Brazilian attorney, Presbyterian pastor, and politician currently serving as the Minister of Justice and Public Security in the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro since April 2020. Prior to assuming this role, he served as Attorney General of Brazil in the same administration.

Mendonça was a Attorney for Brazil since 2000 and was special assistant of the Comptroller General of the Union Wagner Rosário between 2016 and 2018.[1]

Biography

After graduating with a degree in law in 1993 at Law School of Bauru University Center, in São Paulo, Mendonça concluded his specialization in public law at University of Brasília, master's degree at University of Salamanca, with a thesis about corruption and the Rechtsstaat and received the highest grade by his doctor's degree thesis Estado de Derecho y Gobernanza Global ("Rechtsstaat and Global Governance") at the same university. Mendonça is assistant professor in Salanabca and Getúlio Vargas Foundation.[2]

He also graduated with a degree in theology at Sul American Theological College, in Londrina,[3] and served as a pastor at Presbyterian Church of Brazil, in Brasília.[4]

He was a lawyer at Petrobras Distribuidora, until joining the career of Attorney for Brazil at the Attorney General's office (AGU) in 2000. He served as Head of the Solicitor General Office at Londrina,[5] Vice-Principal of the office's school, coordinator of Disciplinary Measures and General Auditor.

Mendonça was director of Department of Public Patrimony and Administrative Probity, nominated by then Attorney General Dias Toffoli, and coordinated the Permanent Group of AGU Pro-Active Acting. In 2010, the Department under his leadership helped to recover part of R$169 million (US$ 101,197,604.79), intended for the construction of the Labor Regional Court in São Paulo, which were embezzled from public safes. Between the convicted were justice Nicolau dos Santos Neto and then Senator Luiz Estevão.[6]

He also gained prominence at AGU for winning the special category in Innovare Award in 2011 - which honors efficient practices in the Judiciary, Public Prosecutor's Office, Public Defense and advocacy. Innovare recognized the practices of fight against corruption adopted by AGU.[7]

Between 2016 and 2018, he was special assistant for Comptroller General Wagner de Campos Rosário.

On 21 November 2018, President-elect Jair Bolsonaro named him as the next Attorney General.[8] He succeeded Grace Mendonça, who praised the selection of her successor from among AGU employees. Prior to his nomination, Mendonça had mostly worked at the Controllership General of the Union, where he was responsible to lead leniency agreements which involved the collaboration of great companies involved in illicit cases.[9]

On 27 April 2020, Bolsonaro named Mendonça to be Minister of Justice and Public Security upon the resignation of Sérgio Moro.[10] He assumed that office on 29 April.

References

Pompeu, Ana (21 November 2018). "André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça é escolhido para AGU do novo governo" (in Portuguese). Consultor Jurídico. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Frazão, Felipe (28 July 2019). "André Mendonça: Reverendo, mas não 'terrivelmente evangélico'" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Rezende, Constança (19 July 2019). "Mendonça, o "terrivelmente evangélico" que disputa indicação ao STF" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Bolsonaro diz que pastor André Mendonça, ministro da AGU, é bom nome para o STF" (in Portuguese). Poder 360. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Novo chefe da Advocacia Geral começou carreira em Londrina" (in Portuguese). Contra Ponto. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"PARA LEMBRAR: O superfaturamento na obra do Fórum Trabalhista de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Dunder, Karla (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça para a AGU" (in Portuguese). R7. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Mazui, Guilherme (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia o advogado André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Klein, Cristian; Camarotto, Murillo; Peron, Isadora; Araújo, Carla (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça para comandar AGU" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
Chaib, Julia; Uribe, Gustavo; Fernandes, Talita (27 April 2020). "Bolsonaro convida chefe da AGU para lugar de Moro no Ministério da Justiça" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by Grace Mendonça	Attorney General of the Union 2019–20	Succeeded by José Levi do Amaral
Preceded by Sérgio Moro	Minister of Justice and Public Security 2020–present	Incumbent

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[1] Pompeu, Ana (21 November 2018). "André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça é escolhido para AGU do novo governo" (in Portuguese). Consultor Jurídico. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[2] Frazão, Felipe (28 July 2019). "André Mendonça: Reverendo, mas não 'terrivelmente evangélico'" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[3] Rezende, Constança (19 July 2019). "Mendonça, o "terrivelmente evangélico" que disputa indicação ao STF" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[4] "Bolsonaro diz que pastor André Mendonça, ministro da AGU, é bom nome para o STF" (in Portuguese). Poder 360. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[5] "Novo chefe da Advocacia Geral começou carreira em Londrina" (in Portuguese). Contra Ponto. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[6] "PARA LEMBRAR: O superfaturamento na obra do Fórum Trabalhista de São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[7] Dunder, Karla (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça para a AGU" (in Portuguese). R7. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[8] Mazui, Guilherme (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia o advogado André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[9] Klein, Cristian; Camarotto, Murillo; Peron, Isadora; Araújo, Carla (21 November 2018). "Bolsonaro anuncia André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça para comandar AGU" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[10] Chaib, Julia; Uribe, Gustavo; Fernandes, Talita (27 April 2020). "Bolsonaro convida chefe da AGU para lugar de Moro no Ministério da Justiça" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 28 April 2020.