Brazil's graft-fighting ex-judge Sergio Moro on Thursday dropped his presidential bid, narrowing the field in what is shaping up to be a highly polarized October election between far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
In a day of political upheaval, with Brazil's campaign season gathering momentum, Moro left his Podemos party to join the right-wing Union Brazil.
Moro's reputation suffered from the fight with Bolsonaro, as well as the Supreme Court's decision to throw out Lula's graft convictions for prosecutorial bias. The outgoing ministers include high profile names such as Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias, Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio Freitas and Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto, who is widely expected to run as Bolsonaro's vice president.Bolsonaro is betting the ex-ministers can drum up regional support and revitalize his campaign, which faces headwinds from high inflation, especially for fuel and food.
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