In the first act of Sergio Moro’s career, when he became the public face of a powerful pan-Latin American corruption crackdown, his work culminated in the conviction and jailing of a former president, Brazilian leftist hero Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Now, in a dramatic finale to his second act — this time as Brazil’s minister of justice — Mr Moro’s actions may go further still: the impeachment of Brazil’s serving president, the rightwing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro.
Mr Moro’s abrupt resignation two weeks ago has upended politics in Latin America’s biggest economy and raised the possibility that Mr Bolsonaro, who faces growing public pressure over his dismissive attitude towards the Covid-19 pandemic, may not finish his term.