The Intercept posted purported chats between then-judge Sergio Moro and ex-prosecutor Carlos Dos Santos Lima in which Moro offers strategy advice to the prosecutor in the corruption case against da Silva. The website said Moro at one point suggested the prosecutors release a statement highlighting contradictions in da Silva’s declaration. The conviction ended da Silva’s 2018 presidential run and Moro went on to become justice minister in President Jair Bolsonaro’s government. A statement from the Justice Ministry, led by Moro, said it did not recognize the authenticity of the messages. On Thursday, Bolsonaro offered words of support for his justice minister, saying Moro’s accomplishments in the sprawling Car Wash investigation have “no price.”

Source: thestar June 15, 2019 22:30 UTC