Secret Brazil Archive

A massive trove of previously undisclosed materials provides unprecedented insight into the operations of the anti-corruption task force that transformed Brazilian politics and gained worldwide attention.

Part 17

Peru Opens Criminal Probe Into Journalist Who Exposed Illegal Collusion With Witness

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's former president, center, speaks at a rally in front of the Metalworks' Union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Lula has pledged to travel around Latin America, offering support for leftist leaders at a moment when the region is engulfed by growing political turmoil. Photographer: Rodrigo Capote/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Part 16

House Democrats Want Answers About U.S. Role in Disgraced Brazil Corruption Probe

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is congratulated by Paris Mayor and candidate for re-election Anne Hidalgo during a ceremony at the City Hall of Paris.He was named honorary citizen of the city of Paris. Anne Hidalgo a remis la citoyennete d'honneur de la ville de Paris a l'ancien president bresilien Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, ce lundi 2 mars à l'Hotel de ville de Paris. De nombreux sympathisants PT de Lula etaient presents et ont tenu a temoigner leur soutien à l'ancien president precedemment incarcere pour corruption. Il en est sorti le 8 novembre dernier. Anne Hidalgo awarded the honorary citizenship of the city of Paris to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, this Monday, March 2 at the Paris City Hall. Numerous sympathizers PT of Lula were present and showed their support to the former president previously incarcerated for corruption. He was released from on November 8 2019. (Sipa via AP Images)

Part 15

In Sharp Rebuke, Brazil Supreme Court Rules Judge Who Locked Up Lula Was Biased

Sergio Moro, Brazil's minister of justice, arrives for a news conference at the Ministry of Justice in Brasilia, Brazil, on Friday, April 24, 2020. Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the head of the federal police after the president's plans to make changes in the security forces reportedly prompted Moro to hand in his resignation. Photographer: Andre Borges/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Part 14

Brazil Justice Minister Resigns Over Bolsonaro’s Interference in Investigations — and Impeachment Talk Ramps Up

Part 13

The Secret History of U.S. Involvement in Brazil’s Scandal-Wracked Operation Car Wash

SP - Sao Paulo - 08/27/2019 - IBCCRIM Glenn Greenwald - The American writer, lawyer and journalist, Gleen Greenwald, attends the morning of this Tuesday 27th, at the Tivoli Mofarrej Hotel in Sao Paulo, at the opening of the 25th International Seminar of Criminal Sciences, promoted by IBCCRIM, Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences. Photo: Suamy Beydoun / AGIF (via AP)

Part 12

Brazilian Judge Declines to Move Forward With Charges Against Glenn Greenwald “for Now”

Glenn Greenwald. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/The Intercept

Part 11

The Intercept Condemns Brazilian Criminal Complaint Against Glenn Greenwald as an Attack on Free Press

SP - Sao Paulo - 07/04/2018 - Lula attends Mass for Marisa - Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends this Saturday's Mass in honor of his wife, Marisa Leticia, who died in 2017. The event takes place in in front of the headquarters of the Sindicato dos Metalurgicos do ABC, in the city of Sao Bernardo in Sao Paulo, where Lula has taken refuge since Judge Sergio Moro ordered his arrest. Photo: Marcos Bizzotto / AGIF (via AP)

Part 10

Fearful of Lula’s Exoneration, His Once-Fanatical Prosecutors Request His Release From Prison. But Lula Refuses.

Part 9

Brazil’s Chief Prosecutor, Deltan Dallagnol, Lied When He Denied Leaking to the Press, Secret Chats Reveal

Part 8

The Bolsonaro Government’s Aggressive Response Shows Why Our Reporting on the Secret Brazil Archive Is So Vital