Brazil's far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro says he wants the country's best-known anti-corruption judge to be justice minister or to serve on the Supreme Court. Sergio Moro has been the driving force behind an anti-corruption probe known as Operation Car Wash.
In his first TV interview since being elected, Mr Bolsonaro also underlined his campaign pledge to loosen gun laws. The former army captain won a sweeping election victory on Sunday. However, his praise of Brazil's former dictatorship and his comments on race, women and homosexuality have raised concern. Mr Bolsonaro's populist approach has led to some media dubbing him "Trump of the Tropics".
He said he intended to speak to Judge Sergio Moro "soon" and invite him to the justice ministry or to the Supreme Court. He said Mr Moro would be a person "of extreme importance in a government like ours". Mr Bolsonaro also said he would seek to loosen Brazil's gun laws this year, before he even takes office, insisting that more widespread gun ownership would help to cut crime.
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