André Mendonça

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Mendonça.
Sérgio Moro
Succeeded byAnderson Torres
Personal details
Born
André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça

(1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 51)
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma mater
Personal
ReligionChristian
DenominationPresbyterian
ChurchPresbyterian Church of Brazil

André Luiz de Almeida Mendonça (born 27 December 1972) is a Brazilian attorney, Presbyterian pastor, and politician currently serving as

Attorney General of Brazil
in the same administration.

Mendonça was an 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

Getúlio Vargas Foundation.[2]

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

He was a lawyer at

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

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

Sérgio Moro.[10] He assumed that office on 29 April. One year later, Mendonça return to his former office of Attorney General and was replaced by Anderson Torres.[11]

After the retirement of Justice Marco Aurélio Mello from the Supreme Federal Court in July 2021, President Bolsonaro announced Mendonça to replace him in the court.[12]

He left the AGU on 6 August 2021 replaced by Bruno Bianco.[13] Mendonça's appointment for the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate on 1 December 2021 in a voting of 47–32.[14] making him the first evangelical Christian positioned to join the top court.[15][16]

References

  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.
  11. ^ "André Mendonça retorna ao cargo de Advogado-Geral da União". Gov.br (in Portuguese). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. ^ Lara, Rafaela (12 July 2021). "Bolsonaro anuncia que vai indicar André Mendonça para a vaga no STF". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Bolsonaro confirma que nomeará Bruno Bianco como ministro da AGU". CNN. 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ Neves, Rafael (1 December 2021). "Quatro meses após indicação, Senado aprova Mendonça par vaga no STF". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Bolsonaro Appoints Evangelical Pastor to Supreme Court". Bloomberg.com. 12 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Brazil's Senate Approves Evangelical Pastor for Top Court". Bloomberg.com. December 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Attorney General of the Union

2019–20; 2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Succeeded by
Preceded by
Sérgio Moro
 Minister of Justice and Public Security
2020–21 		Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Federal Court
2021–present 		Incumbent
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