2021/06/30 06:17 FILE - In this June 10, 2021 file photo, Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro attends during a ceremony to launch a Brazilian tourism program, at Planalt. FILE - In this June 10, 2021 file photo, Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro attends during a ceremony to launch a Brazilian tourism program, at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Threats to Bolsonaro s presidency have emerged after accusations that the Brazilian leader turned a blind eye to possible corruption in a deal to purchase vaccines. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) A woman wearing a protective face mask holds a sign with a message that reads in Portuguese; 500,000, government of death during a protest against B.
Brazil s Bolsonaro accused of overlooking corruption in vaccine deal
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under fire for allegedly overlooking irregularities in a vaccine deal, a claim that is likely to threaten his presidency.
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Accusations that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro turned a blind eye to possible corruption in a deal to purchase coronavirus vaccines have heightened threats to his presidency, including a move to recommend slapping him with a criminal charge. The claims have added impetus to the opposition s impeachment drive and left the Brazilian leader s allies in Congress evaluating the costs of their support. Bolsonaro, who has been targeted by nationwide street protests in recent weeks, has called the Senate committee investigating the government s COVID-19 response a national shame aimed at undermining his administration. For two months, the nationally televised hearings have largely focused on why his Health Ministry ignored opportunities to buy vaccines while Bolsonaro relentlessly pushed hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug that rigorous studies have shown to be ineffective in treating COVID-19.
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