The Coase-Sandor Institute Presents: Sergio Moro, Former Minister of Justice and Public Security, Brazil, on "Preventing Corruption" - Moderated by Curtis A. Bradley

10/13

Add to Calendar 2021-10-13 12:15:00 2021-10-13 13:20:00 The Coase-Sandor Institute Presents: Sergio Moro, Former Minister of Justice and Public Security, Brazil, on "Preventing Corruption" - Moderated by Curtis A. Bradley Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/sergio-moro-preventing-corruption-moderated-curtis-bradley - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 12:15pm — 1:20pm
Room II

1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637

Open to the public

Widespread corruption undermines the rule of the law which is one of the cornerstones of democracy. It also affects the efficiency of the economy and the chances for sustainable growth in development countries. Operation Car Wash represented a game-changer in Brazil, bringing to an end decades of impunity for grand corruption. In the last years, the efforts against corruption suffered setbacks in Brazil. How could it be possible to advance the fight against corruption in a corrupted political environment? How could we relate the fight against corruption with the rule of law, and in doing so, avoid the capture of the cause by populists? What is the role of the private sector and the world community in the fight against corruption?

Take away lunches will be provided after the event.

Curtis A. Bradley

Allen M. Singer Distinguished Service Professor of Law

Sergio Moro

Former Minister of Justice and Public Security, Brazil

smoro@alvarezandmarsal.com

Sergio Moro was Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil from 2019-2020. As Minister, he developed special programs to reduce violent crimes, protect Brazil’s frontiers, and was responsible for the drafting and enactment of federal laws around seizing and expropriating assets related to drug trafficking and other serious criminal activity.

Mr. Moro served as a Brazilian Federal Judge for more than 20 years and during his tenure, presiding over complex Brazil-based and international criminal cases, including Operation Car Wash (Operação Lava Jato)—a massive criminal investigation that began as a money laundering case and evolved into a far-reaching corruption crackdown, involving bribery and misappropriation of public funds by high political authorities. Operation Car Wash generated an anti-corruption wave not only in Brazil, but in all of Latin America. Both as a Minister and as a Federal judge, Mr. Moro worked in collaboration with authorities from countries across Latin America, North America and Europe relating to investigating international criminal cases around bribery, money laundering, drug trafficking and organized crime.

Mr. Moro earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Maringá State University (UEM); a master’s degree in law from Federal University of Paraná - School of Law; and a PhD in law from Federal University of Paraná - School of Law. He was awarded several honors including the “2018 Person of the Year Award” from the Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce in New York, the Notre Dame Award and the Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Moro has also authored several articles and books regarding high-profile and complex anti-corruption, white-collar crime, anti-money laundering and organized crime investigations.