Bolsonaro: 'I regret that Moro's career is ending this way'
Jair Bolsonaro also stated that "the Supreme Court should not release the excerpt from the meeting on international politics," referring to the meeting on April 22nd with members of the government. On that occasion, he allegedly signaled his intention to interfere with the Federal Police, according to accusations by Sérgio Moro.
247 Jair Bolsonaro said he regretted that "Moro's career is ending this way." He was referring to the release of messages between former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro and Bolsonaro-supporting congresswoman Carla Zambelli (PSL-SP).
According to Bolsonaro, Moro left the press conference on April 24th, in which he announced his departure from the government, and passed the messages exchanged with the congresswoman to "Bonner," a reference to William Bonner, the anchor of Jornal Nacional.
In an interview with blogger Magno MartinsIn a statement broadcast on social media and by the Rede Nordeste de Rádio network, Bolsonaro said that the new director-general of the Federal Police, Rolando Alexandre de Souza, "has carte blanche to work" and denied any intention to interfere in the Federal Police, as Moro had accused him of doing.
In the press conference, Moro announced his resignation after Bolsonaro dismissed Mauricio Valeixo from the General Directorate of the Federal Police. At the time, the former judge accused his then-boss of misconduct. "The president told me that he wanted to have a personal appointee to have personal information. And that's not the function of the Federal Police," Moro denounced.
The meeting in which Bolsonaro allegedly signaled an attempt to interfere with the Federal Police took place on April 22nd. "The Supreme Court should not release the portion of the meeting that discussed international politics," he said.
Supreme Court Justice Celso de Mello authorized the opening of an investigation to look into Moro's accusations.