Senator leading a probe into Brazil's handling of Covid-19 pandemic recommends President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide over 'government errors' that led to deaths of thousands
Demonstrators pay tribute to Brazil's 600,000 Covid deaths and protest against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of pandemic, in Brasilia on October 8, 2021.
Bolsonaro has dismissed the probe as politically motivated. It is highly unlikely that he will face a trial on any such charges, which would have to be brought by Brazil's prosecutor general –– a presidential nominee whom he appointed. The report said Bolsonaro was guided "by an unfounded belief in the theory of herd immunity by natural infection and the existence of a treatment."READ MORE: Report could be vetoed and altered
At over 600,000 people, Brazil has the second-highest death toll worldwide due to Covid-19, behind only the United States.
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