Brazil's electoral authorities search former judge Sergio Moro's home

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former Justice Minister Sergio Moro looks on during the launching ceremony of the pre-candidacy of Deputy Luciano Bivar in Brasilia, Brazil May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian electoral authorities on Saturday morning carried out a search and seizure warrant at the home of Sergio Moro, a former judge who led one of Brazil's biggest corruption probes, a former justice minister and current Senate candidate.

This is the first time that Moro, who made his name leading the massive "Car Wash" corruption probe that jailed some of Brazil's political and business elite, including current presidential front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has been targeted by electoral authorities.