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By Reuters Staff
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BRASILIA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Brazilian lawmaker who President Jair Bolsonaro is backing to lead the lower house of Congress said on Wednesday that the country’s coronavirus pandemic should not be politicized and was not a good enough reason to impeach the right-wing leader.
The comments by center-right Congressman Arthur Lira, widely expected to be elected the new head of the lower house, underline the uphill battle faced by those hoping to impeach Bolsonaro over his handling of the pandemic.
More than 60 impeachment requests have already been filed to Congress, but a majority of Brazilians reject such a move against Bolsonaro, an opinion poll last week showed.
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Despite a deep recession and the world's second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, candidates backed by Brazil's righ.
Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro sponsored candidates are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, despite controversy of the management of the pandemic.