BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro resigned on Friday and accused far-right President Jair Bolsonaro of potentially criminal meddling in law enforcement, creating a political crisis in the middle of the worsening coronavirus outbreak.
A corruption-busting former judge and high-profile minister, Moro said he quit because Bolsonaro fired federal police chief Mauricio Valeixo for personal and political reasons. His sudden exit is a hammer-blow for the government and is likely to erode support for Bolsonaro, whose popularity has already slipped due to his handling of the pandemic.