Former judge Sergio Moro back in Brazilian politics ahead of 2022 vote

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

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Sergio Moro, who became a household name in Brazil as the judge that led the country's largest ever corruption probe, re-entered the political fray on Wednesday, presenting himself as a unifying centrist ahead of presidential elections next year.

Moro, 49, who jailed former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for corruption and then became justice minister under President Jair Bolsonaro before accusing him of misconduct and resigning, joined the center-right Podemos party offering a solution to Brazil's polarized politics.