Sergio Moro, former judge and now Brazil’s justice minister, was heralded for his Operation Car Wash anti-corruption investigations. Now he’s facing allegations
he co-ordinated with prosecutors, improperly advising them in a case against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro, once a judge who oversaw a massive and successful anti-corruption operation, is accused of improperly directing prosecutors in a case against a former president.
Sergio Moro, Brazil’s justice minister, is at the centre of a growing political scandal.
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Sergio Moro, the judge in charge of the Operation Car Wash corruption investigation, and Brazil’s new justice minister, is at the centre of his own scandal.
An appeals court ruling against Lula may disqualify this popular former Brazilian president from running again in October 2018. Supporters vehemently maintain his innocence.
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An appeals court ruling against popular Brazilian ex-president Lula has hotly divided Brazil. A legal scholar argues that this is a case of activist judges taking their anti-graft crusade too far.