Brazil Senate Panel Recommends 10 Pandemic Charges Against Jair Bolsonaro: Report
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Following six months of eventful hearings, with emotional witness statements and chilling revelations, the committee of inquiry requested charges against around 60 people, including five ministers or ex-ministers, and three of Bolsonaro's sons.
A Brazilian senate committee on Wednesday recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report published in local media.
Following six months of hearings, with emotional witness statements and chilling revelations, the committee of inquiry requested charges against around 60 people, including five ministers or ex-ministers, and three of Bolsonaro's sons.
Brazil is one of the worst affected countries in the world by the pandemic with more than 600,000 deaths.
Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the seriousness of the virus, calling it a "little flu" at one point, promoting treatments that scientists said were ineffective, railing against lockdown measures to slow the spread and speaking out against vaccinations.
