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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Downie

Outrage in Brazil as Jair Bolsonaro avoids five charges related to Covid response

White scarves representing people who have died of Covid-19 in Brazil are hung over a field in Brasilia.
White scarves representing people who have died of Covid-19 in Brazil are hung over a field in Brasilia. Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

Brazilian senators are calling for an investigation into one of the country’s top prosecutors after she shelved several charges against the president, Jair Bolsonaro, over his mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A damning congressional inquiry had recommended that Bolsonaro be charged with nine offences, including crimes against humanity and charlatanism, for promoting false treatments such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin.

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