'He learned nothing,' Brazil's Bolsonaro says of ex-minister-turned-rival Moro

Former Brazil's Justice Minister Sergio Moro looks on during his Podemos Party membership ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized his former justice minister, Sergio Moro, on Thursday, saying the potential opposition presidential candidate had "learned nothing" from his time in government.

Moro, a former federal judge who rose to fame for leading a sweeping corruption probe which jailed a series of powerful businessmen and politicians including former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, re-entered the political fray on Wednesday. He has joined the Podemos party, presenting himself as a unifying centrist.