AmericasWHO warns on Brazil COVID-19 outbreak as Bolsonaro blasts Senate inquiry
Eduardo Simões
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Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro looks on during a ceremony at the Sao Sebastiao neighbourhood in Brasilia, Brazil April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday blasted a pending Senate inquiry on his handling of a record-breaking COVID-19 outbreak, which global health officials compared to a raging inferno.
Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled late on Thursday that enough senators had signed on to a proposed inquiry on the government s pandemic response to launch the probe despite stalling by Senate leadership. read more
Brazil s Senate has started an investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Known locally by its Portuguese acronym CPI, the congressional investigation can lead to a number of actions, including a referral of possible wrongdoing to law enforcement, U.S. News reported.
Senate leader Rodrigo Pacheco said the inquiry on handling the pandemic would also include an investigation into how the federal resources were distributed to the country.
The probe came after Brazil s Supreme Court authorized the opening of the Senate inquiry on the government s handling of the pandemic.
According to DW, Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso issued the order after the whole court upheld local officials authority to stop churches from opening.
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By Ricardo Brito
BRASILIA, April 12 (Reuters) - Brazil s Supreme Court is set to approve a congressional inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but will leave the Senate to decide when it takes place, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
The Supreme Court is expected to meet on Wednesday to decide the issue, the source said.
The plenary vote comes after a Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled on Thursday that enough senators had signed on to a proposed inquiry into the government s pandemic response to launch the probe despite stalling by Senate leadership.
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BRASILIA, April 12 (Reuters) - Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to approve a congressional inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but will leave the Senate to decide when it takes place, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
The Supreme Court is expected to meet on Wednesday to decide the issue, the source said.
The plenary vote comes after a Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso ruled on Thursday that enough senators had signed on to a proposed inquiry into the government’s pandemic response to launch the probe despite stalling by Senate leadership.