Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Brazil Senate report backs criminal charges against Bolsonaro” – below is their description.
A Brazilian Senate committee has approved a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro face criminal charges for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It calls on Brazil’s attorney general to file charges ranging up to crimes against humanity, however, it is unlikely that any charges will be brought in the near future.
Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.
Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas, as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.
Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. Brazil is classified as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country.
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
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American-Brazilian Journalist, based in Rio de Janeiro, covering Brazil for Aljazeera English. Previously worked in over 30 countries, covering world events. – Source @MonikaKiev Twitter Bio