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Brazil will need to investigate Moro's accusations if it wants to join the OECD.

The head of the anti-corruption working group at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Drago Kos, also questioned whether Brazilian authorities will have the freedom to investigate the case.

Brazil will need to investigate Moro's accusations if it wants to join the OECD (Photo: Reproduction | Marcos Corrêa/PR)

247 - The head of the anti-corruption working group at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Drago Kos, told Bloomberg that he was "shocked" by the departure of former minister Sergio Moro. 

He stated that Brazil will need to investigate Moro's accusations of Jair Bolsonaro's interference in the Federal Police and questioned the freedom that authorities will have to pursue the case. "When you see someone like Moro leave the Ministry of Justice, you know something is terribly wrong. In Brazil, I have met highly qualified police officers, prosecutors, and experts who deal with corruption cases. The question now is how free they will be to do their job?"

"Our member states are very, very rigorous when discussing OECD membership. Therefore, I hope Brazil uses this as an opportunity, but if they follow another path, our member states will know how to deal with it. We want to be absolutely certain that Brazil is not backtracking," Kos emphasized.