Brazil Senate Report Drops Call For Homicide Charge Against President Jair Bolsonaro

The draft report still needs to be voted on by the Senate commission and could be vetoed and altered.

Brazilian senators investigating Brazil's handling of COVID-19 have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide for alleged government errors, Brazilian media reported Wednesday.

Senators leading the congressional probe met late Tuesday to discuss a report prepared by opposition Senator Renan Calheiros and agreed to remove accusations of "homicide" and "genocide," several newspapers reported.

The draft report still needs to be voted on by the Senate commission and could be vetoed and altered.