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Bolsonaro faces 'crimes against humanity' charge over COVID-19 mishandling: 5 essential reads

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More than 600,000 Brazilians have died of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. A new report says the policies of President Jair Bolsonaro are responsible for around half.

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  1. Brazil Senate recommends Bolsonaro be charged with crime against humanity for COVID actions

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    Bolsonaro faces 'crimes against humanity' charge over COVID-19 mishandling: 5 essential reads

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  1. The Guardian

    Bolsonaro should face murder charges over Brazil’s Covid disaster, draft senate report says (opens The Guardian)

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    Draft text says neglect, incompetence and opposition to science fueled ‘stratospheric’ death toll

  2. Forbes

    Investigation Into Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Recommends Mass Homicide Charges Over Covid Policy (opens Forbes)

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    Genocide and "crimes against humanity" charges are also recommended against the president.

  3. The Hill

    Brazilian panel accuses Bolsonaro of homicide over handling of pandemic: report (opens The Hill)

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    A congressional panel in Brazil is reportedly preparing to recommend homicide charges against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for what they allege to be his failed handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of peopl

  4. Insider

    Brazilian congressional panel set to recommend mass homicide charges against Jair Bolsonaro over COVID-19 response: report (opens Insider)

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    The 11-member panel of Brazilian senators also accuse Bolsonaro of "genocide" against indigenous peoples in the Amazon.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Leaked Covid-19 report calls for mass homicide charges against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro | NewsChannel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Rodrigo Pedroso and Samantha Beech, CNN A Brazilian congressional panel is set to recommend mass homicide charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over

  6. MyNorthwest

    Brazil senators readying call for Bolsonaro criminal charges (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazilian senators met into Tuesday night discussing a report that will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on

  7. Insider

    Brazilian lawmakers abruptly withdrew a plan to charge Bolsonaro with mass homicide and genocide over COVID-19 deaths (opens Insider)

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    Bolsonaro's recommended charges of genocide and mass homicide are being replaced with "epidemic that resulted in death," CNN Brasil said.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Brazil Senate report urges charging Bolsonaro over pandemic (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Brazilian senator has formally presented a report recommending President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing the country's death toll to second-highest in the world.

  9. NPR

    Brazil Senate report will urge charges against President Bolsonaro over the pandemic (opens NPR)

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    A draft report arising from a Senate committee's investigation, a copy of which was reviewed by The AP, recommended the president be indicted on 11 charges, from charlatanism to homicide and genocide.

  10. France 24

    Bolsonaro should be charged with crimes against humanity for Covid errors, says senate panel (opens France 24)

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    A Brazilian senate committee on Wednesday recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, according…

  11. France 24

    Brazil senate committee recommends 10 pandemic charges against Bolsonaro (opens France 24)

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    Brazil senate committee recommends 10 pandemic charges against Bolsonaro

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Brazil Senate report to urge criminal charges against Bolsonaro over pandemic response (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A report by Brazil's Senate is expected to hold President Jair Bolsonaro criminally responsible for the world's second-highest COVID-19 death toll.

  13. CNN

    Brazilian senators abandon call for homicide charges against President Bolsonaro (opens CNN)

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    Brazilian senators investigating President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic decided late on Tuesday to withdraw recommendations for charges of mass homicide and genocide against him, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reported.

  14. Newsweek

    Brazil Senate recommends Bolsonaro be charged with crime against humanity for COVID actions (opens Newsweek)

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    Critics have decried the president's disregard for international health guidelines on masking and restrictions aimed at curtailing COVID-19's spread.

  15. NPR

    Brazil's president should face homicide charges over pandemic, Senate report to say (opens NPR)

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    NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jack Nicas of The New York Times about a panel in Brazil expected to recommend that the country's president be charged with homicide for his handling of the pandemic.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Brazil's Bolsonaro under pressure over COVID response | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro could face charges for his catastrophic handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A Senate committee report calls for the right-wing populist leader to be indicted on 10 charges including crimes against humanity.

  17. NBC News

    Brazil senators drop call for Covid-19 homicide charges against Bolsonaro (opens NBC News)

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    Brazilian senators investigating the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic dropped a recommendation to charge President Jair Bolsonaro with homicide and genocide.

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Bolsonaro accused of covid 'homicide' (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    BRASILIA, Brazil -- A Brazilian congressional panel is set to recommend mass homicide charges against President Jair Bolsonaro, asserting that he intentionally let the coronavirus rip through the country and kill hundreds of thousands in a failed bid to achieve herd immunity and revive Latin America…

  19. The Times of Israel

    Bolsonaro should face genocide charges over COVID, Brazilian Senate report says (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Committee's investigation finds government 'deliberately exposed the population to a concrete risk of mass infection'; findings, yet to be officially released, are non-binding

  20. WFMZ Allentown

    Report to urge charges against Brazil's leader over pandemic (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Brazilians are turning their focus on Wednesday to the Senate, where a report six months in the making will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly

  21. Al Jazeera

    Bolsonaro should face charges over COVID pandemic: Senate inquiry (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The report says the president was ‘principally responsible’ for errors during the pandemic that cost thousands of lives.

  22. The Week

  23. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Senate report urges charging Brazil's leader over pandemic (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A Brazilian Senate report recommended Wednesday pursuing crimes against humanity and other charges against President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly bungling Brazil's response to COVID-19 and contributing to the country having the world's second-highest pandemic death toll.

  24. Portland Press Herald

    Report to urge charges against Brazil’s leader for botched pandemic response (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    A draft of the report from a Senate committee recommends President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on 11 charges, including homicide and genocide.

  25. CNN

    Leaked Covid-19 report calls for mass homicide charges against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (opens CNN)

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    A Brazilian congressional panel is set to recommend mass homicide charges against President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a leaked draft government report seen by CNN on Tuesday.

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