2020-05-19T11:56:44+00:00

Brazil's justice minister Sérgio Moro resigns, accusing Jair Bolsonaro of interference on Federal Police investigations

Sérgio Moro, former Justice Minister of Brazil Credit: Marcos Corrêa/PR (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0)

Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro has resigned amid tension with President Jair Bolsonaro.

Moro, a former judge, quit after the president fired one of his allies - Federal Police chief Mauricio Valeixo - and accusing the President of political interference.

Immediately after the announcement, pot-banging protests against Jair Bolsonaro broke out across Brazil.

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Source: The Guardian

Source: BBC

Source: The New York Times

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