In June, The Intercept Brasil began to publish a series of reports showing that former Brazilian federal judge and current Justice Minister Sérgio Moro guided the actions of prosecutors working on the Lava Jato (Car Wash) operation. The latter became famous worldwide for investigating corruption cases involving state companies and led to several well-known politicians being convicted by Judge Moro, including former Brazilian President Lula, who claims he is innocent.
The Intercept – edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald – received a massive amount of information from an anonymous source that included copies of text and audio message exchanged via the Telegram app.
