ation . ▁Over all , ▁in ▁Operation ▁Car ▁W ash , ▁ 7 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁sentences ▁given ▁by ▁Mor o ▁were ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Regional ▁Federal ▁Cour ts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mor o ▁sent enced ▁former ▁Brazil ian ▁president , ▁Lu iz ▁In á cio ▁L ula ▁da ▁Silva , ▁to ▁ 9 ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁in ▁j ail , ▁on ▁the ▁charges ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering ▁and ▁pass ive ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁sent encing ▁caused ▁an ▁up ro ar ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁with ▁many ▁widely ▁supporting ▁and ▁sal uting ▁the ▁judge ▁for ▁his ▁decision , ▁with ▁others ▁claim ing ▁he ▁was ▁getting ▁ahead ▁of ▁himself . ▁L ula ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁fr on tr un ner ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁many ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁media ▁and ▁further ▁inter views , ▁Ser gio ▁Mor o ▁always ▁called ▁himself ▁" ap olit ical " ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁no ▁interested ▁in ▁joining ▁the ▁political ▁world . ▁However , ▁right ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁elections , ▁rum ors ▁started ▁to ▁circul ate ▁that ▁the ▁president - elect ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁J air ▁Bol son aro , ▁was ▁considering ▁nomin ating ▁Mor o ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice . ▁Despite ▁claim ing ▁he ▁was ▁una ware ▁of ▁plans ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁justice ▁minister ▁before ▁his ▁inv itation , ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁discovered