The president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is going through a difficult week after the Senate investigative commission asked that he be charged with an alleged “mismanagement” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thus, in the final report they presented, the controversial Bolsonaro was questioned with nine crimes that he would have committed. This was approved last Tuesday, October 26, with seven votes in favor and four against.
Brazil in the pandemic
The Latin American country is, worldwide, one of the most affected and adds more than 600,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, figure that makes it the second country with the most deaths after USA.
“Main responsible for the mistakes made by the federal government during the pandemic”, points out the indictment, which commits 77 more people among advisers, ministers and even the three children of the president.
The nine “sins” of Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro’s behavior drew attention around the world, as he was against isolation measures, social distancing, the use of masks and even promoted the anti-vaccination movement.
Therefore, the six-month investigation yielded a long list of crimes. Such as:
- Epidemic crime resulting in death
- Violation of preventive health measures
- Incitement to crime
- Forgery of private document
- Quackery
- Irregular use of public resources and prevarication
- Liability crimes
- Crimes against humanity
The first seven are in the Brazilian penal code and if the indictment continues, it could go to prison.
Likewise, Bolsonaro could even be removed from office by impeachment, provided that Congress initiates a political trial against him. It could also go up to International Criminal Court for the crimes “Against humanity”, which are found in the Rome Statute and are valid in Brazilian lands.
What awaits Bolsonaro?
The Commission that carries the 1,289-page report does not have enough power to directly sue Bolsonaro, but it can be indicted by the attorney general Augusto Aras, who is considered a friend of the president and who in the past has filed investigations against the head of state.
In the same way, the demand by Congress to Bolsonaro to leave his post must go through the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira, another ally of the president.
“It’s a clown”
Jair Bolsonaro He was firm with his statements. “It’s a clown,” he sentencedor the president in a recent interview with the station Jovem Pam, according to EFE. That was Bolsonaro’s first reaction after knowing the result of the report.
“There are those who believe that we have a dictatorship here, that I imprison journalists, that I curtail freedom of expression, that I killed people in the pandemic, and all this influences people who want to invest in Brazil and then do not invest.”He added.
For the Brazilian, the report “It’s worth nothing”, Although it does assure that it damages its image in the international community and in the face of possible economic investments. In addition, he pointed out that he seeks to play against him in the face of 2022 presidential elections, where he hopes to be re-elected.
With information from CNN and EFE.
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