Critics have decried the president's disregard for international health guidelines on masking and restrictions aimed at curtailing COVID-19's spread.
recommended Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face charges for crime against humanity for how he dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press reported. Brazil's COVID death toll of more than 600,000 is the second-highest in the world, and many have decried the president's attempt to downplay the severity of the virus among other aspects of his response.
Bolsonaro has denied any wrongdoing and denounced the investigation into the government's handling of the pandemic as a political move to undermine him, the AP reported.Brazil’s Senate will recommend Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro face charges for crimes against humanity for how he dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolsonaro waits for the arrival of Colombia's President Ivan Duque to Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, October 19.
The document has to be approved by the committee before being sent to the office of the prosecutor-general, who would decide whether to carry forward the investigation and eventually pursue charges. In Brazil, members of congressional committees can investigate, but don't have the power to indict. Even during the worst throes of the pandemic, Bolsonaro steadfastly restrictions on activity, claiming the poor would suffer worse hardship if the economy ground to a halt. He continues to argue that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine is effective in treating COVID-19, though broad, major studies have found it to be ineffective and potentially dangerous.
The draft had recommended the president be indicted for homicide and genocide, as well, though those two were scrapped in the face of opposition from committee members and concern that bombastic claims could undermine the report's credibility.
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