A dispute with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro led Justice Minister Sérgio Moro to resign, the second major cabinet departure in a week as the country’s leadership struggles with the coronavirus outbreak
SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s popular justice minister resigned Friday after accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of political interference in federal criminal investigations, triggering a political conflict as the right-wing government struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic.
Justice Minister Sérgio Moro, known for his role as a crusading judge who helped bring down top politicians and businessmen for corruption, accused the president of wanting to meddle in investigations by firing the federal police chief, whom the minister had...
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