Brazil's Federal Police has formally indicted delegate Rodrigo Teixeira, the institution's former director of administration and logistics, on suspicion of corruption, money laundering, and obstructing an investigation into a criminal organization. The indictment stems from Operation Rejeito, an inquiry probing illicit schemes in the mining sector in Minas Gerais and inside the National Mining Agency (ANM), according to reporting by Folha de S.Paulo.
Case background and mining allegations
Teixeira served as the Federal Police's administrative director from January 2023 to March 2025, ranking as the third highest authority in the agency during the Lula administration. In September 2025, he was placed under preventive detention during the launch of the initial police operation. The final police report indicts Teixeira alongside nine other individuals, including another Federal Police delegate and lobbyist Gilberto Horta Carvalho.
The Federal Police report asserts that Teixeira maintained "an active and concealed presence in the mining market through intermediary corporate entities and coordination with investigated businessmen." Investigators also alleged that police resources were deployed to intimidate a mining company competing against interests tied to Teixeira.
Defense response and legal procedure
Teixeira's defense strongly rejected the police findings. Attorney Bruno Cesar stated that the report omitted testimony from other police delegates who had explicitly dismissed claims of investigative obstruction. In a formal statement, the lawyer argued that the document "lacks evidentiary substance and merely repeats the mendacious rhetoric that inaugurated this operation," adding that the allegations had not yet undergone judicial cross-examination.
Following the conclusion of the police inquiry and the formal indictments, the case file will now be transmitted to the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF). Federal prosecutors will evaluate the evidence to decide whether to file formal criminal charges before a federal judge, request supplementary investigative steps, or archive the case.