The points that history gives
Upon leaving, leaving the matter to be investigated, Moro stated that upon accepting the ministerial position, he only requested alimony for his wife. Based on what, he will have to explain. He will be pressed to discuss the negotiations for the ministerial post when he was still a judge.
With the pandemic over, Supreme Court Justice Gilmar Mendes promised to bring to trial the habeas corpus petition filed by the defense of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which seeks to annul the convictions of the Workers' Party leader handed down by former judge Sérgio Moro, now former Minister of Justice and Public Security.
Lula's defense request is based on Moro's nomination to join the government of Jair Bolsonaro, Lula's political adversary, and on messages published by the website "The Intercept Brasil".
Conversations between the then-judge and prosecutors from the Lava Jato task force revealed bias, with strong evidence suggesting that Moro acted in collusion with the prosecution in the cases against the former president, exceeding Caruso's authority.
Upon leaving, leaving the matter to be investigated, Moro stated that upon accepting the ministerial position, he only requested alimony for his wife. Based on what, he will have to explain.
He will be pressed to talk about the negotiations for the ministerial position when he was still a judge.
The bias in Lula's trial, in exchange for a reward for his imprisonment without evidence, will become even more evident.
This is for anyone who still had doubts.
Moro used Lula's conviction as a springboard to a seat on the Supreme Court.
Lula's lawyers were right.
It's worth remembering that Gilmar was outraged by the encouragement from the Lava Jato thugs to investigate his wife and Toffoli's wife.
He called what some members of Lava Jato had formed a criminal organization.
Time will tell what history will say.
* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.