“Não, jamais. Jamais. Sou um homem de Justiça e, sem qualquer demérito, não sou um homem da política. Acho que a política é uma atividade importante, não tem nenhum demérito, muito pelo contrário, existe muito mérito em quem atua na política, mas eu sou um juiz, eu estou em outra realidade, outro tipo de trabalho, outro perfil. Então, não existe jamais esse risco”
Portal translation: No, never. Never. I am a man of Justice and, without any disrespect, I am not a man of politics. I think politics is an important activity, there is no disrespect in it, quite the contrary, there is a lot of merit in those who work in politics, but I am a judge, I am in another reality, another type of work, another profile. So that risk never exists
The translation is the portal's; the original text, in Portuguese, is the one that prevails.
Context
In an interview with Estadão, at the time when he was the presiding judge of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba, Moro was asked whether he would run for elected office or enter politics.
Where
Interview · O Estado de S. Paulo
Verification
Checked against the journalistic record: Moro: disse que "jamais entraria na política" e "não contrariei essa afirmação", on Oct. 24, 2026. Text copied from Jovem Pan (November 6, 2018), which carries the complete answer; the first excerpt matches Folha's (via Nizkor) and Lupa reproduces it without the "No,". Original from Estadão not opened. Date conflict: Folha reports publication on November 5, 2016 (Fausto Macedo); Lupa says "May 2016." Folha's date adopted.
November 6, 2018: At a press conference as minister-designate, Moro said he had not contradicted the statement that he "would never enter politics," since he considered the post a technical function. — see the quote
November 17, 2021: In an interview with Conversa com Bial, he said he had not been untruthful at that time, but that the context had changed completely. — see the quote
O mundo da política e o do crime não deveriam jamais se misturar
Portal translation: The world of politics and the world of crime should never mix
Sergio Moro · November 24, 2015 · Order · Decision of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba that ordered the pretrial detention of José Carlos Bumlai (21st phase of Lava Jato)
Fui convidado pelo Sr. Presidente eleito para ser nomeado Ministro da Justiça e da Segurança Pública na próxima gestão. Após reunião pessoal na qual foram discutidas políticas para a pasta, aceitei o honrado convite. Fiz com certo pesar pois terei que abandonar 22 anos […]
Portal translation: I was invited by the President-elect to be appointed Minister of Justice and Public Security in the next administration. After a personal meeting in which policies for the portfolio were discussed, I accepted the honorable invitation. I did so with some regret because I […]
Sergio Moro · November 1, 2018 · Note/letter · Statement released by Moro (Curitiba)
Muitas pessoas foram presas lá. Até mais do que aqui. Mas a expectativa é de que fosse diminuída a corrupção – o que não se confirmou. Achei que havia essa possibilidade aqui. Não contrariei aquela minha afirmação de que ‘jamais entraria na política’. Na minha […]
Portal translation: Many people were arrested there. Even more than here. But the expectation was that corruption would be reduced – which was not confirmed. I thought there was that possibility here. I did not contradict my statement that 'I would never enter politics'. From my […]
Sergio Moro · November 6, 2018 · Press conference · First press conference as minister-designate (Curitiba)
Naquele momento, o que vimos foi um Brasil vencendo a corrupção. Estávamos virando o jogo. Estava focado no meu trabalho e acreditava que o jogo iria virar
Portal translation: At that moment, what we saw was a Brazil defeating corruption. We were turning the game around. I was focused on my work and believed the game would turn around
Sergio Moro · November 17, 2021 · Interview · Conversa com Bial (TV Globo)