FILE PHOTO: A woman attends a protest against corruption, in favour of the "Car Wash" corruption investigation and the Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso/File Photo
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Political pressure is growing in Brazil to disband a high-profile team of anti-corruption prosecutors that has put dozens of former executives and politicians behind bars, despite its strong popular support and hundreds of cases still pending.
Prosecutor General Augusto Aras will decide on Sept. 10 whether to renew for another year the mandate of the team, which has repeatedly made headlines over the last six years with its sprawling 'Car Wash' corruption probe.
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