A political crisis in Brazil?

By: Anne Cantener Follow

In addition to the coronavirus health crisis, Brazil is also experiencing a political crisis. The former Minister of Justice, the highly regarded Sergio Moro, was interrogated for more than eight hours yesterday (May 3, 2020) by the federal police.

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Eight days earlier, he had slammed the door of the government by accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of wanting to interfere in police investigations.
What ignited the powder was the replacement of the chief of the federal police. All the more serious, according to the former minister, that several relatives of the Brazilian president are in the crosshairs of justice and are the subject of federal investigations.
Jair Bolsonaro weakened by the departure of his Minister of Justice? What is changing Sergio Moro's resignation in the political game in Brazil?

Our Guests:
- Armelle Enders , Professor of Contemporary History at Paris 8 University, researcher at the Institute for the History of Present Time.
- Liz Feré , journalist, doctor in Information and Communication Science, teacher at Paris 8 University.

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