▁that ▁Mor o ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁Paulo ▁Gu edes , ▁an ▁incoming ▁member ▁of ▁Bol son aro ' s ▁administration , ▁during ▁Bol son aro ’ s ▁election ▁campaign . ▁Ex actly ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁election , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mor o ▁met ▁with ▁Bol son aro ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁announced ▁that , ▁in ▁fact , ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁Bol son aro ' s ▁administration . ▁ ▁His ▁nom ination ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁fellow ▁magistr ates ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁but ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁Bol son aro ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁press ▁critic ized ▁the ▁decision ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Mor o ' s ▁sent encing ▁of ▁former ▁president ▁Lu ís ▁In á cio ▁L ula ▁da ▁Silva ▁greatly ▁benef ited ▁Bol son aro ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁president ▁Bol son aro ▁expressed ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁nomin ating ▁Mor o ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Federal ▁Court , ▁replacing ▁Justice ▁Cel so ▁de ▁M ello , ▁who ▁will ▁ret ire , ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 5 , ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁after ▁an ▁un just ified ▁dis charge ▁of ▁Federal ▁Police ' s ▁Director - General ▁Maur ício ▁V ale ix o ▁by ▁president ▁Bol son aro ,