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Brazil Senate Panel Backs Criminal Charges Against President Jair Bolsonaro
A Brazilian Senate commission voted to approve a damning report that recommends criminal charges be filed against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his controversial handling of the government's pandemic response
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"Guilty Of Nothing": Jair Bolsonaro Denies Brazil Senate Panel's Pandemic Charges
A Brazilian senate committee on Wednesday recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Brazil Senate Report Drops Call For Homicide Charge Against President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian senators investigating Brazil's handling of COVID-19 have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide for alleged government errors.
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Brazil Probes Hospital Chain Over Medicine Bolsonaro Touted As Covid Cure
The Brazilian agency that regulates health insurance plans has opened an investigation into allegations that a hospital chain tested unproven drugs on elderly COVID-19 patients without their knowledge, the regulator's director told a Senate inquiry.
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Brazil Senators File Case Against Jair Bolsonaro For Malfeasance
Three Brazilian senators formally accused President Jair Bolsonaro of malfeasance before the Supreme Court Monday over allegations he failed to have a top ally investigated for suspicions of massive corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.
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In Brazil, Probe Into Covaxin Contract After Cheaper Pfizer Shot Ignored
A Brazilian congressman who has denounced alleged wrongdoing in a 1.6 billion reais ($323 million) COVID-19 vaccine contract signed by Brazil's government arrived at a Senate commission inquiry on Friday wearing a bullet-proof vest for safety.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro Blames "Judicial Activism" For Covid Probe
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he was the victim of "judicial activism" after a Supreme Court judge ordered the Senate to launch an inquiry into his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brazilian Senator Caught Hiding Money "Between Buttocks"
A Brazilian senator allied to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion of public funds for fighting the coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.
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Eldest Son Of Brazilian President Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of president Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement by Flavio's spokesman.
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Uber Lobbying Sees Brazil OK Amended Bill on Car-Hailing Apps
Dara Khosrowshahi, who held talks with senior Brazilian officials in the capital Brasilia, had called on senators to remove rules in proposed legislation.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Says Democracy At Risk In Senate Trial
A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Vows To Fight Impeachment, Calls Senate Vote A 'Coup'
Speaking hours after the Senate voted to impeach her on Thursday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff blasted the process as "fraudulent" and promised to fight what she characterized as an injustice more painful than the torture she endured under a past military dictatorship.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Suspended By The Senate To Face Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America's biggest nation.
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What The Impeachment Of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Is About
Brazil's Senate is set to start voting today on whether to open an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff. If a simple majority is reached, she will be suspended automatically for six months and Brazil's political crisis will enter dramatic new territory.
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Brazil Senate Panel Backs Criminal Charges Against President Jair Bolsonaro
A Brazilian Senate commission voted to approve a damning report that recommends criminal charges be filed against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his controversial handling of the government's pandemic response
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"Guilty Of Nothing": Jair Bolsonaro Denies Brazil Senate Panel's Pandemic Charges
A Brazilian senate committee on Wednesday recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro face at least 10 charges, including crimes against humanity, over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Brazil Senate Report Drops Call For Homicide Charge Against President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian senators investigating Brazil's handling of COVID-19 have dropped a recommendation from their draft report that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with homicide for alleged government errors.
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Brazil Probes Hospital Chain Over Medicine Bolsonaro Touted As Covid Cure
The Brazilian agency that regulates health insurance plans has opened an investigation into allegations that a hospital chain tested unproven drugs on elderly COVID-19 patients without their knowledge, the regulator's director told a Senate inquiry.
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Brazil Senators File Case Against Jair Bolsonaro For Malfeasance
Three Brazilian senators formally accused President Jair Bolsonaro of malfeasance before the Supreme Court Monday over allegations he failed to have a top ally investigated for suspicions of massive corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.
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In Brazil, Probe Into Covaxin Contract After Cheaper Pfizer Shot Ignored
A Brazilian congressman who has denounced alleged wrongdoing in a 1.6 billion reais ($323 million) COVID-19 vaccine contract signed by Brazil's government arrived at a Senate commission inquiry on Friday wearing a bullet-proof vest for safety.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro Blames "Judicial Activism" For Covid Probe
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday he was the victim of "judicial activism" after a Supreme Court judge ordered the Senate to launch an inquiry into his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brazilian Senator Caught Hiding Money "Between Buttocks"
A Brazilian senator allied to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was caught hiding money in his underwear during a police investigation into the diversion of public funds for fighting the coronavirus, local media reported on Thursday.
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Eldest Son Of Brazilian President Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of president Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement by Flavio's spokesman.
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Uber Lobbying Sees Brazil OK Amended Bill on Car-Hailing Apps
Dara Khosrowshahi, who held talks with senior Brazilian officials in the capital Brasilia, had called on senators to remove rules in proposed legislation.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Urges Vote Against 'Coup' In Senate Trial
Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff told senators in emotional, combative testimony at her trial Monday that voting for her impeachment would amount to a "coup d'etat."
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Says Democracy At Risk In Senate Trial
A defiant President Dilma Rousseff warned Brazilians on Monday that her conservative opponents were trampling on democracy by using trumped-up charges to oust her and roll back the social advances of the past 13 years.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Vows To Fight Impeachment, Calls Senate Vote A 'Coup'
Speaking hours after the Senate voted to impeach her on Thursday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff blasted the process as "fraudulent" and promised to fight what she characterized as an injustice more painful than the torture she endured under a past military dictatorship.
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Brazil's Dilma Rousseff Suspended By The Senate To Face Impeachment
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was suspended Thursday to face impeachment, ceding power to her vice-president-turned-enemy Michel Temer in a political earthquake ending 13 years of leftist rule over Latin America's biggest nation.
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What The Impeachment Of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Is About
Brazil's Senate is set to start voting today on whether to open an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff. If a simple majority is reached, she will be suspended automatically for six months and Brazil's political crisis will enter dramatic new territory.
