“It does leave a question mark in relation to Lava Jato. Teori was responsible for over seven thousand cases, over a hundred related to Lava Jato, with confidential cases, plea bargains, and cases of politicians, ministers and executives. “Temer, who expressed astonishment at the news, must now appoint a new justice, which could affect the progress of the investigation. The Lava Jato case has caused turmoil in Brazil’s political landscape. After Rousseff was impeached last year, it emerged that one of the motives of those who brought about her downfall was to try to halt the Lava Jato investigation.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2017 20:46 UTC