Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling
Brazilian senators have voted to recommend charging President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the devastating Covid pandemic.
A Senate panel backed a report calling for charges against Mr Bolsonaro including crimes against humanity, after 600,000 deaths from coronavirus.
The findings will be sent to the chief prosecutor, a Bolsonaro appointee.
The president has maintained he is "guilty of absolutely nothing" but the crisis has dented his popularity.
Brazil's death toll is second only to that of the United States.
There is no guarantee this vote will lead to actual criminal charges, as the report's recommendations must now be assessed by Prosecutor-General Augusto Aras, who is expected to protect the president.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59051105
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