FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a sign that reads "Car Wash is fraud, Free Lula" during a protest against Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's biggest-ever corruption investigation, which jailed dozens including a former president, has been threatened over the past week by a Supreme Court ruling and push back from politicians seeking to curb investigative powers.
For the first time, justices of the top court have annulled a corruption conviction by the judge who oversaw the probe, current Justice Minister Sergio Moro, setting a precedent that prosecutors fear could undo up to 143 other convictions.
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