Brazil Senate investigating Bolsonaro’s handling of COVID-19

Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to downplay the coronavirus, despite still surging infections and deaths.

Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Brazilian Senate has launched an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, widely condemned by medical experts as one of the world’s worst. The country’s death toll from the disease, the second-highest after the United States, is expected to surpass 360,000 on Wednesday, as the seven-day average of daily deaths remains above 3,000. The National Council of Health Secretaries reported 3,808 deaths and 82,186 new cases on Tuesday.