Brazil: Senators recommend criminal charges against Bolsonaro
By DW
28 October 2021 |
12:16 pm
Politicians in Brazil have voted to back a report recommending criminal charges be leveled against right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro over his response to the COVID pandemic.
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