PF seeks group that would attack authorities; Moro was a target – 03/22/2023 – Power

This Wednesday (22) the Federal Police carried out a series of steps to dismantle a criminal group that intended to carry out attacks against authorities. One of the targets was former judge and current senator Sergio Moro (União Brasil-PR).

“On the PCC’s retaliation plans against me, my family and other public agents, I will make a statement in the afternoon from the Senate tribune. For now, I thank the PF, PM/PR, Senate and Chamber legislative police, PM/ SP, MPE/SP, and their leaders for their support and work done”, said Moro in the morning on his social networks.

The action was named Sequaz and, says the PF, aims to dismantle the group that “intended to carry out attacks against public servants and authorities, including homicides and extortion through kidnapping, in at least five units of the federation”.

The attacks, according to the investigation, would take place simultaneously, and the main targets were in São Paulo and Paraná.

24 search and seizure warrants, seven preventive arrest warrants and four temporary arrest warrants are served in Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, São Paulo and Paraná.

“A homicide plan against several public agents was investigated and identified (including a senator and a prosecutor). Today the Federal Police are carrying out arrests and searches against this gang. My compliments to the PF teams for their important work”, said Minister Flávio Dino (Justice) through his social networks.

Moro was the judge responsible for a series of convictions by Lava Jato, including the one that kept current President Lula (PT) imprisoned for 580 days between 2018 and 2019. the position of Minister of Justice during the administration of Jair Bolsonaro.

In 2020, however, Moro left the Bolsonaro government, breaking with the president, and, in 2021, he was considered partial by the STF (Federal Supreme Court) in condemning Lula.

The former judge joined Podemos to run for the Presidency in 2022, now as a rival of both the PT and Bolsonaro. He ended up deciding to run for senator in Paraná for União Brasil and was elected.