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AQ Top 5 Corruption Busters: Sérgio Moro

By Matias Spektor

The federal judge behind Brazil’s biggest-ever corruption probe is part of a broader cultural shift.

This article is adapted from our 1st print issue of 2016. For an overview of our Top 5 Corruption Busters, click here.

"Brazilian of the Year.” “Personality of the Year.” One of Brazil’s “Most Influential People.”

Sérgio Moro is a star, and it’s no mystery why. The young Brazilian judge pried the lid off a far-reaching graft scheme that had siphoned more than $3 billion from the state-run oil firm into the wallets of high-profile officials and political parties,...

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